First LEED v4 Building Certified in Beijing
BEIJING, China — The Haworth Inc. Showroom is the first LEED certification under the new LEED version 4 (LEED v4) beta program.
The space, located within Beijing’s LEED Platinum (version 3) Parkview Green building, has been named the world’s first LEED v4 project after the U.S. Green Building Council awarded the showroom LEED Gold status. The project earned 71 out of the possible 110 points.
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.