Green Building Alliance

On March 18, several federal agencies including the Department of the Interior and Department of Energy met with community, industry, government, and academic leaders in Charleston, WV to discuss...

https://civiaccess.go-gba.org/gbas-jenna-cramer-attends-listening-session-with-federal-working-group-on-energy-communities/

Part Two of a Two-Part Series About Safer Options for Athletic Fields By Susan Kaplan, Lindsey Pollard and Rachel Massey Schools, universities, and municipalities often need to choose between nat...

https://civiaccess.go-gba.org/organically-managed-grass-athletic-fields/

  In honor of Women’s History Month, GBA celebrates the significance of the following women+ and their contributions to the environmental movement, local and sustainable economic systems, and ...

https://civiaccess.go-gba.org/celebrating-women-leaders-in-sustainability/

It has now been just over 100 days since international leaders gathered in Glasgow, Scotland to determine a path forward on the climate crisis. Here, the Green Building Alliance team reflects on ...

https://civiaccess.go-gba.org/100-days-after-cop26-looking-back-and-looking-ahead/

While at COP26 in November 2021, GBA’s Jenna Cramer ran into an old colleague: sustainability leader and climate justice activist Felicia Davis. In the corridors of the international climate co...

https://civiaccess.go-gba.org/inspire-speakers-series-presents-a-conversation-with-felicia-davis-at-cop26/

As we celebrate Black History Month at GBA, we have compiled some content that you can explore which highlights the connections between racial equity and the built environment as well as celebrat...

https://civiaccess.go-gba.org/celebrating-black-history-month/

The Greenbuild International Conference + Expo, took place September 21-23, 2021 in beautiful San Diego, CA. This annual conference – the largest of its kind – brings together green building ...

https://civiaccess.go-gba.org/reflecting-on-greenbuild-2021-thoughts-from-a-first-time-attendee/

Recently, I attended a webinar hosted by the Green Building Research Institute (GBRI) entitled “Zero Energy, Zero Carbon & Electrification: Possible and Happening!” This free webinar was deve...

https://civiaccess.go-gba.org/what-i-learned-schools-and-net-zero-energy/

No area has a bigger impact on a building’s energy use than space heating. According to the 2012 CBECS Data, nationally 25% of buildings’ fuel consumption was devoted to space heating1. In th...

https://civiaccess.go-gba.org/heat-pumps-a-new-look-at-lowering-carbon-emissions/

  Pittsburgh and Erie 2030 Districts Celebrate National Mentoring Month with Launch of New Program January is National Mentoring Month! Mentoring focuses on how stakeholders can work collaborati...

https://civiaccess.go-gba.org/announcing-gbas-2030-district-mentoring-program/