Green Ambition News
USGBC awards chapters for excellence
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has recognized some of its nearly 80 local chapters with its Annual Chapter Awards of Excellence. The winners are, by category:
- Award of Excellence in the Advocacy & Influence category for a small chapter: Cincinnati Regional Chapter.
- Award of Excellence in the Community large chapter category: Chicago Chapter. St. Louis won an honorable mention in this category.
- Award of Excellence in the Community small chapter category: Vermont Green Building Network (VGBN).
- Education Award: The James River Green Building Council in central Virginia
For more information, see www.usgbc.org
[ page top ]
EPA recognizes cos. for cutting GHG emissions
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing eight companies for achieving significant goals to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through the agency’s Climate Leaders program. In addition, EPA is also commending 27 companies for announcing aggressive GHG reduction goals. The eight companies are:
- Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
- Bank of America Corp.
- Coors Brewing Company
- Eastman Kodak Company
- First Environment, Inc.
- Gap Inc.
- Roche Group U.S.
For more information, see www.epa.gov
[ page top ]
EPA assesses air quality
DENVER – Initial results from air toxics monitoring at one Colorado school are now available on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) website.
One school in EPA Region 8’s six states was selected as part of the agency's national Schools Air Toxics Initiative. The initiative, which is monitoring 63 schools in 22 states along with two additional Tribal schools, will help EPA and the states/Tribes learn if long-term exposure to toxics in the outdoor air poses health concerns for school children and staff.
For more information see www.epa.gov
[ page top ]
RIBA awards President’s Medals
LONDON—RIBA has announced its President's Medals Student Awards. The winners are:
- Nicholas Szczepaniak , from the University of Westminster, won the Silver Medal for his project "A Defensive Architecture."
- Wen Ying Teh from the Architectural Association won the Bronze Medal for her project "An Augmented Ecology of Wildlife and Industry."
- Rebecca Gregory from the University of Westminster won the Dissertation Medal for her work "The Art of Skew Bridges: The Technique and its History Explored".
For more information, see www.architecture.com
[ page top ] |
