Beta users test streamlined LEED v4 certification process

Sources: U.S. Green Building Council, Washington, D.C.; CP staff

USGBC cites nearly 100 building projects across the globe where project principals are using guidelines of LEED v4, the next version of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building program.

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Feds fixate on LEED as project benchmark

Sources: U.S. Green Building Council, Washington, D.C.; CP staff

The General Services Administration’s (GSA’s) Green Building Advisory Committee has officially recommended that the agency use the LEED green building certification system for all of its projects. The committee cites the LEED system as GSA’s best measure of building efficiency, energy and water use, and that the LEED standards are conducive to Energy Independence and Security Act compliance.

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USGBC channels Reagan in responding to LEED critics

The U.S. Green Building Council applauded the creation of the American High-Performance Buildings Coalition by the American Chemistry Council and others, noting that, after 20 years, it was significant that the representative groups were finally engaging in conversation about the critical importance of green, high-performance buildings.

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