Sentence examples for green council from inspiring English sources
Russell Unger, the executive director of the Urban Green Council, the New York chapter of the United States Green Building Council, which confers the seal of approval, known as LEED certification, for environmentally sound buildings, said that improvements in energy efficiency were the best long-term investment for property owners looking at the bottom line.
This is the Green council that cannot recycle its own rubbish.
"First Green council, first Green MP, and it's had enormous challenges.
It's National Bulk Foods week in the US: an awareness campaign run by the Bulk is Green Council (BIG).
The Green council has been fantastic in the face of huge government cuts, and being a minority administration, but they have faced an awful lot of flak".
The chairman of the task force, Russell Unger, is executive director of the Urban Green Council, which advises the city on sustainable building issues.
(As long as we're on green energy, I should also mention the eco Alkaline battery company, which makes "eco responsible" carbon neutral products that are landfill safe. They've recently gotten certified by several green councils).
The inner-London borough of Hackney, which prides itself on being the greenest council in London, tells a similar story.
As evidence, Clinton touted the efficiencies of the airport hangar in which Shangri-La held the event: It has been designated an "LEED Platinum" facility by the U.S. Green Building Council, the council's highest rating for energy efficiency.
"The story is that this building is pushing the boundaries of performance in all categories, not just in one or two," said Jason McLennan, the chief executive of both the certifying institute and the Cascadia Green Building Council, a chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council that administers the better-known LEED rating system.
Some of the most widely recognized organizations to reference are: EcoLogo, Energy Star, the Forest Stewardship Council, Green Seal, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
