Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the recipients of its 2008 Green Building Research Fund grants. The Green Building Research Fund was created to spur research that will advance sustainable building practices and encourage market transformation. The USGBC committed $2 million to the program, while the Research Fund is generating $1,150,825 in matching funds and leveraging additional activities and partnerships.

According to the USGBC, the selected proposals excelled due to the quality of topic, methodology and expected impact. Research topics covered each of the five categories of environmental performance that are addressed within the LEED green building certification system. Grants ranging from $90,000 to $250,000 were awarded to the 13 research teams. Visit www.usgbc.org to see the list of grant recipients and research abstracts.