Green Building Council Offsets Conference Emissions
AUSTIN, TX — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that the emissions generated by energy use at the USGBC’s First Annual International Green Building Conference and Exposition (in Austin, TX, November 11-15, 2002) are being offset, and the event is being certified as a Cleaner and Greener Event by Leonardo Academy.
The major donors of emissions reductions for this event include: DuPont Antron, Johnson Controls Inc., Philips Lighting North America, Waverly Light and Power, Renewable Choice Energy, and Leonardo Academy. A complete list of donors is available on the Cleaner and Greener website at www.cleanerandgreener.org/certification/USGBC2002.htm.