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Updated 5/23/2013

LEED v4 webcast: Are you ready for the big vote?

The USGBC member ballot on LEED version 4 (LEED v4) is taking place June 1–30. If approved, the new rating system could be available for registration as soon as this fall.

But are you ready to add BUG ratings, LID infrastructure, BECx, and other terms to your design vocabulary? And are you informed about the details of LEED v4, for casting your vote?

To get you quickly up to speed on the credit requirements that will define your projects for years to come, register for this webcast bringing you LEEDuser expert Tristan Roberts' unvarnished take on LEED v4’s biggest changes. Tuesday, June 4th, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Comprehensive Home Assessment

To understand the requirements for an energy retrofit, you need to understand how the existing assemblies currently perform. Get a running start with our Comprehensive Home Assessment checklist, free with Unit One of BuildingGreen's High-Performance Building Assemblies online course.

The course includes 4 weekly online lessons with detailed videos of key topics, downloadable course materials (suitable for offline study), and an online quiz for CEU credit (AIA, LEED, BPI, NARI) available with Lesson 4. Click here to get the checklist free with the course.

Get The Missing Manual

Do you know which LEED credits have the most LEED Interpretations and addenda, and which have none? The Missing Manual does. Check here first to see where you need to update yourself, and share the link with your team.

Managing LEED Costs

Experienced cost estimators evaluate hundreds of specific technologies and approaches that teams are using right now to earn points in LEED-NC. Learn more about your best options for achieving specific LEED-NC credits -- and the cost implications of those options.

LEED-Existing Buildings readiness review

Identify the EBOM credits that are within easy reach — and learn the steps to achieve the hard ones.

What Makes a Building Product Green?

See GreenSpec's criteria for every major building product category.

How to Select Windows: Understanding 7 key decision drivers

The latest BuildingGreen special report includes:

• Anatomy of a high-performance window
• How to use NFRC ratings
• The framework you need to make informed choices on windows
• Smart strategies that save money

See the complete table of contents

For Educators: Free Green Building Course Syllabus

Sign up for a free campus-wide trial of BuildingGreen Suite and get a sustainable-design syllabus outline.