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Updated 5/23/2013

LEED v4 webcast: Are you ready for the big vote?

The USGBC member ballot on LEED version 4 (LEED v4) is taking place June 1–30. If approved, the new rating system could be available for registration as soon as this fall.

But are you ready to add BUG ratings, LID infrastructure, BECx, and other terms to your design vocabulary? And are you informed about the details of LEED v4, for casting your vote?

To get you quickly up to speed on the credit requirements that will define your projects for years to come, register for this webcast bringing you LEEDuser expert Tristan Roberts' unvarnished take on LEED v4’s biggest changes. Tuesday, June 4th, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Comprehensive Home Assessment

To understand the requirements for an energy retrofit, you need to understand how the existing assemblies currently perform. Get a running start with our Comprehensive Home Assessment checklist, free with Unit One of BuildingGreen's High-Performance Building Assemblies online course.

The course includes 4 weekly online lessons with detailed videos of key topics, downloadable course materials (suitable for offline study), and an online quiz for CEU credit (AIA, LEED, BPI, NARI) available with Lesson 4. Click here to get the checklist free with the course.

Get The Missing Manual

Do you know which LEED credits have the most LEED Interpretations and addenda, and which have none? The Missing Manual does. Check here first to see where you need to update yourself, and share the link with your team.

Managing LEED Costs

Experienced cost estimators evaluate hundreds of specific technologies and approaches that teams are using right now to earn points in LEED-NC. Learn more about your best options for achieving specific LEED-NC credits -- and the cost implications of those options.

LEED-Existing Buildings readiness review

Identify the EBOM credits that are within easy reach — and learn the steps to achieve the hard ones.

What Makes a Building Product Green?

See GreenSpec's criteria for every major building product category.

How to Select Windows: Understanding 7 key decision drivers

The latest BuildingGreen special report includes:

  • Anatomy of a high-performance window
  • How to use NFRC ratings
  • The framework you need to make informed choices on windows
  • Smart strategies that save money

See the complete table of contents

For Educators: Free Green Building Course Syllabus

Sign up for a free campus-wide trial of BuildingGreen Suite and get a sustainable-design syllabus outline.

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BioheatUSA Wood and Pellet Boilers —


BioheatUSA, formerly Tarm USA, supplies high-efficiency wood and pellet boilers. The three wood-gasification boilers are designed to run at high-fire only—so as to achieve high combustion efficiency…

General Panel Corporation Structural Insulated Panels —


General Panel Corporation produces an EPS-core SIP system. The company offers panels with a EPS core thicknesses of 3-5/8", 5-5/8", 7-3/8", 9-3/8", and 11-3/8" with corresponding R-values of 15, 23,…

Earth Measure Dimension Stone —


Earth Measure, a collaboration between Coldspring and Jason F. McLennan, is a dimension stone product that takes waste from stone manufacturing and cuts it into specific patterns that mimic the…

BlueskinVP Water-Resistive Barrier —


Henry Company’s BlueskinVP house wrap is a water-resistive, vapor-permeable, air barrier membrane that contains a permeable adhesive layer, so it does not require mechanical attachment. BlueskinVP can…

Daikin Altherma —


Daikin’s Altherma is an air-source heat pump system that can provide heating, cooling, and domestic hot water. Altherma is available with split-type or outdoor-only heat pumps along with a “Hydrobox”…

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America's Greenest Office Building

Author name:  Alex Wilson Blog Category:  Energy Solutions The Bullitt Center in Seattle is showing that a six-story, 52,000 square-foot building can meet the net-zero-energy, net-zero-water Living Building Challenge The new Bullitt Center with its cantilevered…

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Get Ready for LEED-EBOM with Our Stress Test

Sure, most project teams get points for EAc6: Emissions Reduction Reporting (78% achievement rate in LEED-EBOM 2009). But how ready is your project team for the challenging credits—like EAc3.2, SSc6, and MRc6?
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What does LEED certification cost, credit by credit? "The Cost of LEED" report breaks it down

Looking for LEED documentation? LEEDuser's Documentation Toolkits offer credit-by-credit samples and templates, as well as actual LEED Online form samples

LEEDuser Forum

Submittal templates in metric Units
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RE: Option 3 - Measurement
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RE: Green Roofs, High Albedo Roofs and U-factor Assembly values
in NC 2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
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When to submit for construction Review
in LEED Reviews: LEED Online, Appeals, Design/Construction Submittals, and more
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Meeting 2 Point Prerequisite via EAc1.4 Equipment and Appliances
in NC v2.2 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
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in NC 2009 SSc7.1: Heat Island Effect—Nonroof
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RE: EA Credit 1 - Using available waste oil for heating
in NC 2009 EAc1: Optimize Energy Performance
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RE: Golf Courses
in NC 2009 SSc2: Development Density and Community Connectivity
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EAp 1 Performance Period
in EBOM 2009 EAp1: Energy Efficiency Best Management Practices—Planning, Documentation and Opportunity Assessment
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10 Tips for Passing the LEED Green Associate Exam

Author name:  Paula Melton Blog Category:  BuildingGreen Talks LEED Despite waiting till the last minute to study, I got a really good score and became a LEED Green Associate. Here’s where I spill all my secrets! Let’s get one thing straight: I don’t usually…

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EBN Environmental Building News
Whole-Building Life-Cycle Assessment: Taking the Measure of a Green Building

Whole-Building Life-Cycle Assessment: Taking the Measure of a Green Building

Why we will never understand the true impact of our buildings—and how we should try to anyway

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“We don’t look at the calculation that’s coming out as exact down to the last gram of carbon that’s been emitted or stored in the building, but it gives us a picture of how it’s performing.”

— Max Richter, of Perkins+Will, on the value of whole-building life-cycle assessment

From Whole-Building Life-Cycle Assessment: Taking the Measure of a Green Building
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