The Cradle to Cradle Certified Program has been integrated into the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) new LEED Version 4 rating system, which will be rolled out next month. The new system will give one LEED point to buildings that use a minimum of 20 Cradle to Cradle-certified products.
WASHINGTON — In early July, the U. S. Green Building Council (USGBC) membership voted with 86 percent favor to adopt LEED v4, the latest version of the green building rating system. The voter percentage includes 90 percent approval from the user category of the voting body, 77 percent approval from the general interest category and 89 percent approval from the producer category. In order to pass, the overall percentage needed to be 66.7 percent.
