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This has been long in coming, and judging by the response of the audience this afternoon, I'm not the only one who thinks so. Yes, I work for the guy, but I'm no sycophant. He's one of the most focused, dedicated, knowledgeable people I've ever known. A press release sent out from the USGBC today said this:
7/1/09 Update: If you're looking to keep up to date on LEED 2009, I recommend checking out our own LEEDuser.com, which was recently launched
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Update posted 11/24/08, below: Do existing LEED APs need to retake the exam?
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Here's another little scoop for you. The press conference announcing this doesn't start for another 15 minutes... but since I'm the co-editor of GreenSpec, I'm going to take this liberty.
Posted from Greenbuild '08.
As my colleague Nadav Malin has written, attempts to achieve LEED credits, particularly in the materials and resources category, sometimes involve "magical," that is, wishful, thinking.
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This morning we had our annual breakfast at Greenbuild with invited participants from the top green firms in the industry — taking their pulse, getting their take. Architects were in force, but engineers and builders were also represented.
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There are a couple booths that warrant special mention.
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At the Selux booth, I'm told that these will be introduced to the market shortly, intended for grid intertie.
Their standalone PV area lighting has been on the market for some time.
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Rock-filled channels between parking rows drain to a large detention area beside the lot.
In the background, rental cranes dance in the sky.
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Stream it if you aren't here. (You'll have to set up a username and password.)
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Our BuildingGreen after-party starts in about a half-hour, and I'm the designated greeter/bouncer; about 300 people are expected. (It was decided to have our after-party on the first night, which I think was a darned good idea.) So probably no more posts from here tonight (from me anyway) unless I find some active brain cells and wifi.
UPDATE - three pics after the jump...
