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‘Buyers’ Club’ Flexes Market Muscle in Favor of Healthier Building Materials San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) December 11, 2014 -- A working group of world-class companies and organizations within the Building Health Initiative band together to request more information and transparency from suppliers

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Monterey Bay Branch Holiday Party! Ice skating by the bay - Come join USGBC -MBB for an informal holiday rosy cheeks affair at Custom House Plaza.

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From the Olympics to Arabia: Can Large Scale Development be Sustainable? Former Project Manager for Vancouver’s 2010 Olympic Village and past Director of the design and construction of the new Capital City of the United Arab

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Building Health Initiative Unlike any event before it, the Building Health Forum welcomes more than 300 of the world’s preeminent experts and thought leaders pioneering the healthy buildings and healthy communities movement for a series of provocative keynotes, educational sessions, tours and networking receptions. It is the…

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Please join us for a presentation and site tour of the Delaware Addition in Santa Cruz, one of the fi­rst 25 LEED for Neighborhood Development projects in the United States. Mark Primack, the principal architect/planner on the project, will discuss the evolution of the project and the benefi­ts and challenges of LEED ND. There will also be a short primer on the basic components of LEED ND rating system. The presentation will be held in the first building erected on the site, a building seeking a LEED New Construction certification.

Presentation and Tour: Delaware Addition in Santa Cruz AGENDA 6:00 - 6:30: Networking 6:30 - 8:00: Presentation and tour Light fare and drinks provided DIRECTIONS Take Mission Street through town (a

Join the Building Health Initiative July 30 in San Francisco
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Climate Change as a Health Issue To many, climate change conjures up thoughts of tired political battles, extreme weather or stranded polar bears.

Some major news and powerful ongoing leadership from Building Health Initiative partner Kaiser Permanente! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/03/kaiser-permanente-flame-retardant-furniture_n_5441011.html

Major Health Care System Aids Battle Against Toxic Flame Retardants The push to rid our bodies and the environment of toxic flame retardants just got a powerful boost from a major health care system, according to experts. Kaiser Permanente, the largest U.S. nonprofit health management organization, announced Tuesd...

Big congratts to Adobe for recognition by Newsweek for its leadership as a founding partner of the Building Health Initiative: http://www.usgbc-ncc.org/buildinghealthinitiative/press

Building Health Initiative Press The Building Health Initiative has been received with tremendous excitement by the industry and has attracted ongoing global media attention, including

This just in: John Picard added as closing plenary speaker at 2014 in 2 weeks! Join us. http://www.usgbc-ncc.org/greenerbuilder2014 …

GreenerBuilder 2014 GreenerBuilder gathers hundreds of Northern California contractors, subcontractors, architects, engineers and other building and design professionals to

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Environmental groups scrutinize Green Globes A pair of environmental groups announced today they are launching a new campaign against Green Globes, a green building standard backed by the chemicals, timber and plastics industries that's making inroads at the federal and state government levels.

What are you doing for lunch Thursday?

Join cancer survivor and retired captain of the San Francisco Fire Department Tony Stefani for a lunch & learn with the USGBC's Building Health Initiative. Tony is founder of the San Francisco Firefighters Cancer Prevention Foundation, a volunteer-run nonprofit that organizes cancer screenings and raises money for prevention. One of his latest projects includes a study of chemical exposures in female firefighters. Tony was recently featured in the HBO documentary "Toxic Hot Seat."

Tony will be joined by experts Jean Hansen and Judy Levin, who will discuss how, until recently, California law mandated toxic flame retardants in furniture despite controversy surrounding their actual efficacy at slowing fires. As of January 2014, and a new regulatory environment, healthier furniture with no-added flame retardants can be specified and purchased both commercially and residentially. Learn how you can take advantage at this event hosted by the USGBC's Building Health Initiative.

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Building Health Initiative Lunch & Learn: Toxic Flame Retardants – What You Need To Know Share: As of January 2014, and a new regulatory environment, healthier furniture with no-added flame retardants (FR) can be specified and

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