Letter from Rick Fedrizzi – CEO, President and Founding Chair, USGBC
Dear USGBC Constituents:
In recent weeks, a wave of fear and pessimism propagated by the world financial crisis has stolen the headlines, gripped the nation, and challenged our movement. In conversation after conversation, people are asking what will happen to the green building movement if our community is plunged into a recession.
And I have an answer [...]
$700 Billion Bailout has $17 Billion for Energy Tax Incentives
This Bush bailout fiasco which in many ways is a total con actually has at least one good side: it earmarks $17 Billion is tax incentives for green building. A tax incentive is no use if you aren’t making enough money to actually pay taxes of course, so for many people a tax incentive is [...]
Eco Brooklyn is a member of the US Green Building Council
I think it is important to be part of organizations like the US Green Building Council. They are the guys behind LEED certification. All I had to do was pay $300….and anybody can become a member.
The money goes towards the good work they are doing. There are chapter organizations and other benefits which increases my [...]