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USGBC’s Commitment to Sustainability Earns Their HQ Triple Platinum Certification

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that its headquarters in Washington, D.C., has been awarded a prestigious triple Platinum certification in LEED, TRUE and WELL. This trio of certifications reflects USGBC’s commitment to healthy, productive, sustainable and responsible work environments.

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Streamlined Certification Pathway for LEED and WELL released by USGBC and IWBI

Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) and the International WELL Building Institute pbc (IWBI) released a streamlined process for projects pursuing certifications for the LEED green building rating system and the WELL Building Standard.

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U.S. Green Building Council Releases Annual Top 10 States for LEED Green Building Per Capita

Massachusetts tops the list for the second year; New York, Hawaii and Illinois showcase leadership in geographically diverse locations

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An Energy-Efficient Marriage

A sustainable construction maintains progression with LEED designations and net-zero building as the main drivers, the unification of SPF and PV presents a direct solution for promotion of renewable energy.

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Demilec Earns 2017 Gold Innovation Award

Home Builder Executive magazine selects Demilec as a two-time Gold Innovation Award winner, recognizing its industry groundbreaking product achievements including Heatlok HFO High Lift spray foam insulation and Heatlok Air Barrier System (ABS).

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ICC Partnership With ASHRAE, AIA, USGBC, and IES Means Higher Performing Buildings

A unified green building code that could become the foundation for LEED certification was created in 2011, thanks to a partnership among ASHRAE, the International Code Council (ICC), the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

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March/ April 2017 Issue Features World's Largest Harley Store

Spray Foam Magazine's March/April 2017 issue is now available

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Icynene ProSeal LE: Efficiency In The Installation And In R-Value

ProSeal LE from Icynene allows contractors to achieve thicker layers in one pass, providing substantial savings in both time and money. A Greenguard Gold certified product, ProSeal LE also provides environmental savings as well.

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U.S. Green Building Council Releases Annual Top 10 States for LEED Green Building

USGBC announced the Top 10 States for LEED, an annual ranking that highlights states throughout the United States that made significant strides in sustainable building design, construction, and transformation over the past year.

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Covestro LLC Announces Sponsorship of Energy Innovation Center

Covestro announces sponsorship of "Green" facility in Pittsburgh

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USGBC Announces 23 New Countries in its LEED Earth Campaign

USGBC announced today that 23 countries have certified their first LEED project or their first LEED v4 Platinum building, as represented in USGBC’s ongoing LEED Earth campaign, which is designed to accelerate the uptake of green building and LEED throughout the world.

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May / June 2016 Spray Foam Magazine is Now Available

The latest issue of Spray Foam Magazine is now available at sprayfoammagazine.com. Featured topics include LEED, intumescent coatings, ultra-low density open-cell SPF, tiny homes, and R-value.

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Covestro Announces New Open-Cell Spray Polyurethane Foam Insulation for Economical Applications

New Bayseal® OCX open-cell spray polyurethane foam not only meets AC 377 Appendix X criteria, it also meets IBC and IRC requirements for fire resistance without an additional ignition barrier or use of intumescent coating when used in service-only attics or crawlspaces.

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