Illinois Green Policy Update: August 2024 

Two Years of the IRA: Here’s how green building leaders are using it to change the industry Even though the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is only two years old, it is reshaping entire industries. The Clean Energy Plan in the bill allocated over $361 billion in federal funding to slash carbon emissions. Illinois is uniquely…

Meet our Summer 2024 Graphic Design Intern: Tayyab Younas

September 17, 2024

Muhammad Tayyab Younas is an award-winning Fulbright Scholar pursuing his MFA in Graphic Design and Visual Experience from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD),…

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Illinois Green Policy Update: August 2024 

August 29, 2024

Two Years of the IRA: Here’s how green building leaders are using it to change the industry Even though the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is…

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Illinois Green Policy Update: July 2024 

July 30, 2024

Illinois receives $430 million to fight climate change through buildings Last week, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was awarded a massive $430 million grant…

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Illinois Green Policy Update: June 2024 

June 26, 2024

Illinois Advances Sustainability Goals in Spring Legislative Session Last month, the Illinois General Assembly wrapped up its Spring 2024 legislative session. The big climate news…

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Net Zero Building Case Study: The Campus Instructional Facility at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

June 24, 2024

Learn about the net zero Campus Instructional Facility

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20 Illinois Schools Recognized for their Sustainability Projects

May 31, 2024

Since October 2023, participating schools across Illinois have been hard at work identifying, planning, and implementing low-to-no cost sustainability projects for their schools and communities…

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Illinois Green Policy Update: May 2024 

May 29, 2024

Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition Announces New Policy Platform By Alejandra Rodriguez, Communications Intern   Earlier this month, the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition (ICJC) released a…

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Pushing Passive: Affordable Housing Forges the Way for High Performance

May 20, 2024

By: Alejandra Rodriguez, Communications Intern Highlighting many of the best practices at the intersection of green design and affordable housing, The Conservatory Apartments will be…

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Meet our Spring 2024 Communications Intern: Alejandra Rodriguez

May 6, 2024

Our Spring 2024 intern, Alejandra will be wrapping up her internship with Illinois Green Alliance in May. During her time here, she wrote about the…

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Illinois Green Policy Update: April 2024 

April 25, 2024

City Council Debates Clean and Affordable Buildings Ordinance By Alejandra Rodriguez, Communications Intern   More than 100 clean building advocates showed up in support of…

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