LEONARDO ACADEMY - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/201787.xml LEONARDO ACADEMY - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 The Green Cup of Polo is Washington D.C.'s First Cleaner and Greener Certified® Event http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1073064.htm Leonardo Academy, a charitable non-profit organization dedicated to advancing sustainability through the competitive market, announced today that The Green Cup of Polo, to be held in Potomac, Maryland on July 19, 2008, has earned event certification under Leonardo Academy's Cleaner and Greener® Program. The Cleaner and Greener® Program certifies events and organizations for reducing and offsetting emissions caused by energy use. This program addresses the full range of emissions that impact human health and contribute to climate change, including CO2, SO2, NOx, particulate matter, and mercury. (PRWeb Jul 7, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1073064.htm National Sustainable Agriculture Standard--Last Call for Standards Committee Applications, Deadline: July 7, 2008 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1066764.htm This week marks the final opportunity to submit applications to serve on the Standards Committee that will finalize a national standard for sustainable agriculture under the auspices of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Applications are due on Monday, July 7, following an unprecedented 15-month public outreach period to inform stakeholders of the opportunity to participate in the development process of this landmark standard. (PRWeb Jul 2, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1066764.htm National Sustainable Agriculture Standard Will Revolutionize American Agricultural Production and Markets http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb957614.htm What could be the first national standard for sustainable agriculture in the United States--- the Sustainable Agriculture Practice Standard for Food, Fiber, and Biofuel Crop Producers and Agricultural Product Handlers and Processors (SCS-001) Draft Standard for Trial Use---was re-announced in the May 16, 2008 edition of ANSI Standards Action (http://www.ansi.org/news_publications/periodicals/standards_action/standards_action.aspx?menuid=7). This comprehensive standard for sustainable agriculture addresses the sustainability impacts of agricultural production and encompasses the entire agricultural product supply chain, including suppliers, seed providers, growers, processors, distributors, retailers, and end-users. As such, key objectives of the standard development process will be to establish best practices in sustainable crop production and handling and to develop a set of metrics that encourages continued improvement of the environmental, social, and economic sustainability impacts of agricultural products, at all levels of the supply chain. (PRWeb May 21, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb957614.htm White Paper on the Economics of LEED for Existing Buildings for Individual Buildings Released by Leonardo Academy http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb932704.htm Leonardo Academy has announced the release of the White Paper: "The Economics of LEED for Existing Buildings for Individual Buildings," which summarizes a survey of buildings that have earned LEED-EB certification. The results show that there are many low cost and no cost sustainability actions for existing buildings, with the average cost of implementing LEED-EB at about $2.43 per square foot. The complete White Paper can be downloaded from the Leonardo Academy web site at: www.leonardoacademy.org. (PRWeb May 11, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb932704.htm National Sustainable Agriculture Standard - Two Weeks Remaining to Submit Applications for Standards Committee - Deadline: May 23, 2008 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb932784.htm Two weeks remain to submit applications to participate on the Standards Committee that will work toward development of an American National Standard for sustainable agriculture. Stakeholders interested in working on specific advisory subcommittees are also encouraged to apply during this period. (PRWeb May 11, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb932784.htm Growing Interest in Sustainable Agriculture Standard- Deadline for Standards Committee Applications Extended to May 23, 2008 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb823654.htm Since September 2007, Leonardo Academy has been promoting awareness of the development process of the Draft American National Standard for Trail Use for Sustainable Agriculture Practice, intended for subsequent approval as an American National Standard. National meetings have been held in Berkeley, California and Arlington, Virginia, in addition to three national teleconferences, to inform interested parties and stakeholders about this standard development process. Due to increasing interest in the development of this standard following the February 29, 2008 meeting in Arlington, Leonardo Academy has decided to extend the deadline for applications for the standard development committee to May 23, 2008. This extension has been implemented based on numerous requests to allow time for additional stakeholders to submit applications to participate on the standard development committee and/or supporting subcommittees. (PRWeb Apr 3, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb823654.htm CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. 2007 World Conference: Gold Level Emissions Offset Achievement http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb614101.htm Leonardo Academy announced today the release of the post-event emissions offsets report for the CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. September 2007 World Conference and further announced that this event has earned Gold Level Certification for offsetting event emissions under Leonardo Academy's Cleaner and Greener® Certification Program. To earn this level of certification, the CB Richard Ellis conference offset more than 200% percent of its carbon dioxide emissions that affect climate and more than 60% of each of the emissions covered by the program that affect health. The final report, containing graphics that show the sources of the emissions, the emissions and the offsets, can be downloaded from: www.leonardoacademy.org/Resources/reports/index.htm. (PRWeb Jan 11, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb614101.htm Clinton Presidential Library Earns a LEED for Existing Buildings Platinum Rating With Implementation Support from Leonardo Academy http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb569090.htm The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced last week during Greenbuild that the William J. Clinton Presidential Library has earned Platinum Certification under the LEED for Existing Buildings (LEED-EB) Rating System. President Clinton received the certification plaque from USGBC CEO Rick Fedrizzi. This certification recognizes that the Clinton Library in Little Rock, Arkansas, has implemented a continuous sustainability improvement process guided by LEED-EB. Leonardo Academy was the primary LEED consultant for this project, supporting the successful implementation of LEED-EB and advancing the Library's LEED rating from the Silver Certification earned under LEED for New Construction (LEED-NC) to the Platinum Certification earned under LEED-EB. (PRWeb Nov 15, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb569090.htm Greenbuild 2007 Conference Offsets Emissions http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb568577.htm Leonardo Academy announced last week during the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) Annual Greenbuild International Conference & Exposition, that this event is offsetting its emissions under Leonardo Academy's Cleaner and Greener® Program which is dedicated to reducing and offsetting emissions to improve health and climate. For the sixth consecutive year, Leonardo Academy has donated its Cleaner and Greener® services to the USGBC for calculating emissions, gathering emission offsets, and certifying the level of offsets achieved. For this year's conference in Chicago, IL, the emission offsets already donated have offset 100 percent of the carbon dioxide emissions and average of 50 percent of each of the other types of emissions from projected energy use for travel to conference, meals, hotels and conference space based on preconference projected attendance. (PRWeb Nov 12, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb568577.htm Emissions Trial Standard Announced and Milliken Carbon Negative Status Certified http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb568584.htm Leonardo Academy announced last week during the U.S. Green Building Council's annual Greenbuild conference in Chicago the Draft American National Standard for Trial Use LEO-500-2001 to support clear communication about the factors included in climate emission inventories and offset statements. As part of a pilot program for theis draft standard, Leonardo Academy worked with Milliken & Company to apply the standard to all of its U.S. operations to third-party certify its carbon negative status. (PRWeb Nov 12, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb568584.htm Greenbuild Carbon Offset Donation Highlights Importance of Forest Sequestration http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb568592.htm Leonardo Academy's Cleaner and Greener Program announced last week that the international textile and chemical manufacturer Milliken & Company, a founding member of U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is donating more than 25 million pounds of carbon dioxide credits (11,364 metric tons) to offset all the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions associated with the annual Greenbuild conference November 6-9 in Chicago. This donation is equivalent to offsetting the annual carbon dioxide emissions of more than 27 million miles of passenger car driving.The non-profit Leonardo Academy's Cleaner and Greener® program calculates all types of emissions caused by energy use for Greenbuild including participant travel to and from the event, hotel rooms and meals. Leonardo Academy then determines the total amount of emissions from the event and the amount of carbon reduction credits and other emission reductions necessary to balance or offset the event's emissions. (PRWeb Nov 12, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb568592.htm Cleaning Industry Climate Initiate Launched at the US Green Building Council's Annual Conference http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb568595.htm The Green Cleaning Network and the Leonardo Academy announced last week at the U.S. Green Building Council's Greenbuild conference in Chicago, the launch of the Cleaning Industry Climate Initiative. The Cleaning Industry Climate Initiative makes it easy for cleaning companies to take immediate positive action to offset emissions caused by their energy use and transportation. An equally important component of the Cleaning Industry Climate Initiative is cleaning industry education and outreach on climate change to their clients. This outreach is a opportunity for the cleaning industry to make a major impact because the cleaning industry touches every commercial building every day. (PRWeb Nov 12, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb568595.htm Clinton Library Selects Leonardo Academy to Manage LEED-EB Certification and Greening Process http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/05/prweb523335.htm Leonardo Academy has been selected by the Clinton Foundation to manage the LEED for Existing Building (LEED-EB) certification process and greening of operations at the Clinton Library in Little Rock, Arkansas. President Clinton's goal is to achieve LEED-EB Platinum Certification, the highest certification possible. This initiative was publicly announced during the Earth Day Celebration at the Clinton Library on April 21, 2007. (PRWeb May 3, 2007)

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