On the emissions reduction front, Leonardo Academy was awarded a $600,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. These funds will be used to help diesel truck and bus fleet operators in Wisconsin increase the efficiency and reduce the emissions of their truck fleets. This Leonardo Academy program is managed by
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. Please contact him if you know of diesel fleets that might want to work with Leonardo Academy to participate in this grant program for next year.
On the Sustainable Agriculture front, we have announced new officers and one new committee member. We currently have 12 openings on the 58-member Standards Committee and we are recruiting applications for seats in the producer, user and general interest categories. Please visit our website or contact our Standards Program manager,
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, for more information.
On the LEED® front, we congratulate American Landmark Properties on the LEED® for Existing Buildings Silver certification earned by the 1100 Superior Building in Cleveland, Ohio.
In October we held two well-attended LEED® Green Associate Training sessions at the National Geographic Building in Washington D.C. and at the Milliken showroom in New York City. Visit our web site for information on our upcoming webinars and in-person training sessions.
We hope to see you all at Greenbuild this week. Please stop by our booths (T27 and T28) in the Greenbuild exhibit hall or visit our virtual booth on our website and register to win an iPad! 
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