Topic
LEED Certification
133 published works
Green Building Law Update
20,000th LEED Project Is Certified
Earlier this month, while few people were watching, the 20,000th LEED commercial project was certified! And while this is project is a noteworthy milestone, the "bigger deal" may be that…
Green Building Law Update
LEED Certified Residential Building is Now the Law in Key West
On November 6, the City Commission of Key West, Florida unanimously adopted an ordinance establishing LEED Certified level certification or Florida Green Building Coalition Bronze level certification as a prerequisite…
Green Building Law Update
Green Building (Including LEED-Centric) Laws Spread Over Seas
Mandatory green building (including LEED-centric) laws are spreading internationally. The international growth of LEED presents huge business opportunities when today there are LEED projects in 142 countries and USGBC member…
Green Building Law Update
There is still time to submit a project to be LEED certified before year end
USGBC had advised the deadline is next week to submit a project to be LEED certified before year end (without the time and expense of an expedited review).
Ahead of Schedule
Are LEED certification challenges on the horizon?
By Bart Reed
In my latest Daily Journal of Commerce Construction column, I discuss generally the grounds for, and the potential consequences of, certification challenges on LEED-rated projects. As LEED-certified projects grow in popularity…
Green Building Law Update
A Week in the Life of LEED Certification
This article is a very unscientific statistical review of the LEED projects certified last week. There are opportunities throughout the environmental industrial complex and beyond to profit and thrive from…
Green Building Law Update
LEED Creates Business Opportunities Beyond The Environmental Industrial Complex
Savvy business people are finding opportunities to profit in matters ancillary to green building, including opportunities advantaged by providing services that contribute to LEED credits. The value of green building…
Green Building Law Update
USGBC Responds To Appeals From Vote Approving LEED v4
USGBC Responds To Appeals From Vote Approving LEED v4.
Green Building Law Update
If a tree falls in the forest and no one has heard that the approval of LEED v4 has been appealed
At least 2 appeals have been taken from the vote to adopt LEED v4.
Ahead of Schedule
LEED-igation: Fact or Fiction?
By Stoel Rives
While many in the Pacific Northwest claim to have seen Sasquatch or Bigfoot, few have any evidence to substantiate the existence of this fabled creature. Regardless, hope rings eternal for…