Green Building in the News

 

The talented volunteers at the USGBC South Florida Chapter offer a wide variety of expertise and green project experience.  Being experts in green building initiatives often puts our volunteers and their firms in the media spotlight.  Scroll down this page to review a sampling of recent green-building stories tied to the South Florida region.  Additionally:

• Here you can search recent USGBC articles and press releases highlighting the benefits of green building, the rapid growth of the industry, and new initiatives and achievements of the USGBC.
  
  
• Here you can search for mentions of the USGBC, LEED and other green building topics in various media outlets.

If you spot news related to green building, please send a link or a copy to Lee Cooke, the South Florida Chapter's Executive Director. 

 

Reporters interested in speaking to green-building and sustainability experts also should contact the Chapter's Executive Director.

 

 

 

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South Florida Media Coverage of the Green Building Industry

Pizza Fusion Miami Receives LEED Certification (1-19-10 -- Chain Leader)

Palm Beach Zoo Among Country's Greenest (1-20-10 -- Palm Beach Post)

Florida Marlins Stadium Going Green (1-19-10 -- Miami Herald)

Wachovia Financial Center Earns LEED Gold Certification in Miami (1/16/10 -- PR-USANet)

 

South Miami-Dade Leading Building Environmentally Friendly (11/28/09 -- Miami Herald)

USGBC South Florida Chapter Names New Board Members (11-25-09 -- News Release)

Green Building to Support Nearly 8 Million US Jobs (11-12-09 -- USGBCSF News Release)

USGBC South Florida Chapter Supplement (11-1-09 -- Southeast Construction Magazine)

USGBC South Florida Chapter Releases Broward 2030 Report (10-15-09 -- News Release)

Abney Leading the Way for USGBC in South Florida (9-3-09 -- Greenbook Magazine)

 

USGBC South Florida President Speaks on Local NPR Station (September 2009 -- WQCS)

BrandsMart's Energy-Saving Buildings ... (8-30-09 -- Palm Beach Post.com)

 

Stiles Headquarters Receives Gold LEED (8-19-09 -- GlobeSt.com)

 

Lexus Training Center Gets Gold LEED Rating (8-14-09 -- South Florida Business Journal)

 

Developers See Need for LEED (7-31-09 -- South Florida Business Journal)

HGTV Green Giveaway Home Also Platinum LEED (7-17-09 -- USGBCSF News Release)

 

Demand on the Rise for Green Buildings (7-13-09 -- Miami Herald)

 

Students Shine at US Green Building Council Design Competition (6-13-09 -- News Release)

 

Spec Office Building is First to Attain LEED Certification (5-21-09 -- SoFl Business Journal)

 

Abney Named New Chapter President (April 2009 -- USGBCSF News Release)

 

Cannellos Named New Chapter Vice-President (April 2009 -- USGBCSF News Release)

 

College Class Inspires Eco-friendly Construction (3-8-09 -- Palm Beach Post)

 

Dozens of Local Projects Aiming for Covered Green Designation (3-5-09 -- Miami Today)

 

South Florida's First Green-Certified Buildings Arrive (2-27-09 -- SoFl Business Journal)

 

Stables Is Gold (2-24-09 -- USGBCSF News Release)

 

USGBC South Florida Chapter Receives Green Innovator Award (12-18-09 -- News Release)

 

USGBC Promoting Green Building Throughout Treasure Coast (Dec08 - TreasCoast Bus Jrnl)

 

New Home for USGBC South Florida Chapter (Nov 2008 -- USGBCSF News Release)

 

Halloween 2008 -- It's About Going Green (11-4-08 -- Fox29 WFLX29)

 

USGBC South Florida Chapter Names New Board Members (Nov08 -- News Release)

 

Alvarez Named Chapter President (Oct 2008 -- USGBCSF News Release)

 

USGBC South Florida Chapter Names Green Schools Advocate (Oct08 -- News Release)

 

USGBCSF Names Residential Green Building Advocate (Oct 2008 -- USGBCSF News Release)

 

LEEDing the Way -- USGBC South Florida Chapter Supplement (10-17-08 -- SE Const Mag)

 

USGBC South Florida Chapter Teams with Green Advantage (Oct08 -- News Release)

 

Cutler Bay Developers React Well to Non-green Moratorium (11-11-08 -- Miami Today)

 

St. Andrew's School Goes Green (8-25-08 -- WPTV-5)

 

City Takes the LEED on Going Green (Fall 2008 -- Miami Beach Magazine)

 

Energy Report Focusing on Dream in Green Program (7-30-08 -- WSVN, Fox News 7)

 

Beattie Receives 2007 LEED AP of the Year Award (3-2-08 -- Coral Gables Gazette)