Non-profit Launches Commercial Certification Program
PORTLAND, Ore. — Earth Advantage Institute (EAI) recently launched a new version of its commercial green building certification program, Earth Advantage Commercial (EAC). The new program will offer certification for commercial buildings smaller than 100,000 square feet, which accounts for 95 percent of all commercial structures. EAI is a nonprofit organization that offers educational resources such as certification programs and professional training in the green building sector. It also runs several certification programs for sustainable homes, communities and commercial offices.
NEW YORK — Since its launch in 2000, the LEED building certification system has become a unanimously recognized scale on both the national and international level, for honoring projects that focus on efficiency and green aspects of design and construction.