A house built to meet green construction standards such as those in USGBC’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design building program fetch about $25,000 more than conventional homes when sold, the study says.

The U.S. Green Building Council’s “LEED in Motion: Hospitality” report says 109 million square feet of hotel space is already green certified.

With an appearance by one of the hosts of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” an Oscar-winning director, 548 exhibitors and thousands of hours of continuing-education credits earned by attendees, organizers say last year’s Greenbuild was a great event.  

The annual sustainable construction, green HVAC and related products trade show takes place Nov. 18-20 at the Washington Convention Center. 

The group says Italy now has 297 structures certified under the USGBC’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. 

 The program honors projects, developers and builders for single- and multifamily green building, including homes that feature green HVAC construction.  

 Rick Fedrizzi, who co-founded the group and has acted as its CEO since 2003, announced that he will resign as chief executive officer at the end of next year.