USGBC

USGBC’s Pilot Test Renews Tussle Over Which Lumber Qualifies for Green Building Programs

SFI, ATFS, and PEFC-certified wood all could join FSC in qualifying for LEED points

GSA Chooses LEED and Green Globes

USA Today Assails LEED System as a Sham

Key Fed Agency Backs 2 Cert Systems Besides LEED

Should Military Brass Be LEED-ers? Some Wood Groups Have a Different Idea

Pentagon Spending Bill Signals New Step in LEED Fight

Congress Restricts Pentagon’s Spending on LEED Certifications

Mountain Lumber

USGBC Floats Plan To Let Wood-Cert Groups Qualify for LEED

USDA Ramps Up Pro-Wood, Pro-Green Policies

Forestry Group Aims To Boost Sustainability Practices

NLBMDA Legislative Agenda Seeks To Retain Mortgage Interest Deduction

USGBC’s Wood-Certification Benchmark Battle Enters New Phase

FSC Wants Another Vote on Wood-Cert Benchmark

Proposed USGBC Wood-Certification Benchmarks Fail To Win Enough Support

SFI Calls for Rejection of USGBC Wood-Certification Benchmarks

Both Sides Lining Up Against USGBC’s Wood-Cert Vote

USGBC’s Vote on Wood-Cert Standards To Start Oct. 25

Rising Star

Natural Pick

USGBC Ponders Who’ll Get Right To Vote in Wood Certification Fight

Lumberyards Make For Great Backdrops During Campaign Season

As Do it Best Turns 65, Its CEO Focuses on Members’ Cash

BMC Select CEO Stresses Quality Over Size

Sign of the Times: Banks Are Selling More New Homes Than Builders

Beyond Katrina Country, Unexpected Hotspots

In Brief

Average Dealer Posted $1.5M Operating Loss in 2009–Survey

Are Forestry Groups Talking to the Wrong People?

FSC-US, SFI Keep Recruiting Forces To Fight USGBC’s Wood Cert Plan