USGBC

Green city: Chicago achieves LEED for Cities Platinum certification

Chicago has achieved LEED for Cities Platinum Certification, the highest level of certification available from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Chicago is one of…

For the second year in a row, Chicago named greenest city in the U.S.

Chicago was named the greenest city in the U.S. for the second year in a row, according to the fifth annual U.S. Green Building Adoption…

Schaumburg Corporate Center recertified LEED Gold

GlenStar Properties, owners of Schaumburg Corporate Center (SCC), announced that the 1-million-square-foot complex has recently been recertified LEED Gold. It is one of only a…

Industrial strives for sustainability

“It's not easy bein' green," Kermit the Frog once sang. For industrial development, that can still be true.

Lendlease Chicago office nabs several green certifications including state’s first 3-Star Fitwel rating

Property and infrastructure development firm Lendlease recently relocated it's Chicago office to 30 S. Wacker Drive. The new space is the first to receive a…

RMK Management Corp. lands LEED Gold for North Shore multifamily

RMK Management announced that The Residences of Wilmette, a five-story, TOD rental community in downtown Wilmette, IL, was certified LEED Gold by the U.S. Green…

USGBC’s report reveals transportation industry embraces sustainability

The transportation industry is one of the fastest growing, and one of the largest drivers of CO2 emissions, although a new report from U.S. Green…

MidwestCRE

Leopardo project awarded LEED Platinum

The eco-office of the Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC), built by Leopardo during the summer of 2010, was recently awarded LEED Platinum certification by…