Mandating Change in Illinois
December 2, 2009 by lseggelke · Leave a Comment
By Danielle Wagner
The State of Illinois wants to demand more green from its buildings. The Illinois General Assembly recently passed the Green Buildings Act into legislation. The Act, effective as of July 24, 2009, mandates that state-funded building construction and major building renovation of state-owned facilities must obtain LEED, Green Globe or an equivalent sustainable building certification.
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Building Green Chicago Conference & Expo Highlights
December 2, 2009 by lseggelke · Leave a Comment
Building on the popularity of its previous seminars, Index Publishing, in cooperation with USGBC Chicago, presented the Building Green Chicago Conference and Expo. The half-day event was a balance of showroom floor exhibiting the latest sustainable building products and educational seminars by top city officials and local leaders in the sustainability movement. Read more
Q&A: Manny Flores Discusses a Greener Chicago
December 2, 2009 by lseggelke · Leave a Comment
By Matt Baker
In just a few years, First Ward Alderman Manny Flores has made an impression on the local political scene. Formerly an aide to Congressman Luis Gutierrez and a prosecutor in the Cook County State’s Attorney office, Flores has made political transparency and environmental consciousness essential to his platform. Read more
Putting the Pieces Together: Training the Next Generation of Green Pipefitters
December 2, 2009 by lseggelke · Leave a Comment
By Kenneth Ruesken
Pipefitter Local 597 has been training members in the installation, maintenance and service of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC/R) for over one hundred years. Since the inception of the green movement, they have focused their effort on training for the future. Let’s face it: if you look at the HVAC/R industry, there are many new ideas and new technologies to help save the environment.
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