WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Green Building Council has recently announced that the planned revision of the LEED green building system that was due later this year is now delayed until June 1, 2013.
The new system, renamed from LEED 2012 to LEED v4 because of the date change, has been delayed due to members feeling the changes were happening too fast — and many were not prepared.
WASHINGTON — A newly revised American National Standard has raised its benchmarks for evaluating the energy efficiency of high-performance commercial green buildings.
The revision updates the standard introduced in 2009, the first code-intended commercial green building standard in the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — LEED-certified existing buildings surpass newly constructed LEED buildings by 15 million square feet on a cumulative basis, the U.S. Green Building Council announced.
“The U.S. is home to more than 60 billion square feet of existing commercial buildings, and we know that most of those buildings are energy guzzlers and water sieves,” said Rick Fedrizzi, president and CEO of the USGBC. “Greening these buildings takes hands-on work, creating precious jobs, especially for construction workers.”
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Green Building Council named the recipients of the 2011 annual Leadership Awards, a program aimed at recognizing organizations and individuals who signify vision and commitment to the evolution of green building design and construction.
The awards recognize leadership achievement in the private, public and non-governmental organization sectors.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Pilot Credit Library, a mechanism for testing proposed credits in the marketplace and gaining real-time feedback, continues to grow strong, the council reports.
NEW YORK — For the second year, students headed to college can select where to go to school based on the question: how green is it?
PHOENIX — The U.S. Green Building Council announced its latest green building rating system geared specifically for the healthcare industry.
