The Winter 2020 issue of USGBC+ is now online. Earn up to 1.5 CE hours by reading the magazine and taking the online reading quizzes.

Plenty has changed in the green building and sustainability industry over the past 10 years—and even though we still confront the huge challenge of climate change, we’ve also accomplished a great deal. As our LEED On column for the Winter 2020 issue emphasizes, USGBC will focus over the next decade on keeping the conversation going, so we can share best practices to move the industry forward, inspire one another and lift all people up.

Social equity

Social equity for sustainable cities: Learn how three cities—Baltimore, Maryland; Seattle, Washington; and Oakland, California—have put environmental and economic justice at the center of their green building programs and policies.

Zero energy

First three LEED Zero Energy projects show the market what’s possible: The headquarters of Petinelli in Brazil and Entegrity in Arkansas, along with Discovery Elementary School in Northern Virginia, demonstrate the achievability of net zero.