This Month's Good Climate News

As we wrapped Greenbuild 2024 last month, there is much to reflect upon. And there's still a chance for you to experience it all - with recordings of the great discussions, ideas, education, and masterclasses— see more details about purchasing recordings here. Also, keep an eye out for our call for Call for Proposals in early 2025! 

In this December's Monthly Digest, we're changing it up a bit. As we conclude this year, with the highs and lows, in this newsletter, we will focus only on the good climate news this month. We all need a little bit of hope within our community that deeply cares about our environment as we continue to fight for a healthier planet.  

We also have a new free CE-accredited Greenbuild webinar, a new blog post, and USGBC's recent articles. 

Wishing you a happy and healthy holiday season.  

The Greenbuild Team

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FREE CEs Offered in This Month's Webinar

Sustainable Construction: The Role of Concrete in Achieving Sustainability Goals on Your Next Project | Tuesday, December 10th, 2:00pm-3:00pm ET

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Project requirements related to Sustainable Construction are a growing consideration for new buildings, roads, and almost any other development. These requirements are most often related to reduction in embodied carbon emissions (emissions related to manufacture of construction materials, like concrete, and the use of those materials in project construction) and are frequently defined by Global Warming Potential (GWP) targets in units of kilograms of CO2 equivalent per unit, which for concrete is kg CO2-eq/CY.

Join Les White of CEMEX and Korynn Newville of Ryan Companies as they discuss approaches to developing more sustainable construction materials, specifically concrete, and using those materials in construction.  *Counts for 1 GBCI/AIA CE credit.

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📰 This Month's Good Climate News

After 100 years, salmon have returned to the Klamath River – following a historic dam removal project in California | BBC News

After being absent for more than a century, salmon have been spotted in Oregon's Klamath River Basin, following a mammoth dam removal project in California. Read more.

Startup Tackles Landfill Volume with PFAS Removal Technology | Happy Eco News

NULIFE GreenTech‘s innovative technology tackles a critical environmental issue by diverting various types of waste from landfills while eliminating harmful per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Read more.

‘Huge environmental win’: Australia to protect 52% of its oceans, more than any other country, Plibersek says | The Guardian

The environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, has declared Australia will soon protect more ocean than any other country after the government finalises a more than 300,000 square kilometre expansion of a sub-Antarctic marine park. Read more.

New Greenbuild Blog Post

LEED v5 Sessions On-Demand

LEED v5 was a focal point of Greenbuild 2024. USGBC hosted an entire track of education sessions, multiple workshops, and keynotes; all focused on navigating the changes to the LEED checklist.

See a few of the sessions focused on LEED v5 that you will have access to by purchasing Greenbuild’s 2024 recordings on the Streamly Knowledge Library. Read more.

Recent Content from U.S. Green Building Council

USGBC's vision focuses on health, equity, resilience, sustainability and prosperity

Earlier this year, we released the 2024–2026 Strategic Plan, featuring a new vision and mission defining who we are, what we do and the impact we seek to achieve. Read more.

Sustainable communities in Colombia: COP 16 session insights

We gathered in the COP 16 Green Zone (Zona Verde) that afternoon to share insights on the impact of sustainable frameworks in shaping our communities. Read more.

5 reasons to be stoked about LEED v5

With several new, merged and expanded credits, LEED v5 will transform the certification landscape, driving change across multiple rating systems within the LEED family. Read more.

Photos from Greenbuild 2024 in Philadelphia

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