LEED
LEED is a voluntary program meant to objectively measure how sustainable a building is.
The LEED standards are maintained by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a nonprofit, non-governmental, membership-based organization. While participation in LEED is voluntary, the program owes some of its growth to municipal and state ordinances that have mandated it for public buildings and have offered incentives for private buildings.
LEED
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In The News
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Preliminary Study Supports LEED Productivity Benefits
News Analysis
Workers moving from existing buildings to new LEED-certified buildings were surveyed for before-and-after health and productivity changes.
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LEED Credit to Promote Product Transparency-Not Performance
News Analysis
USGBC wants to increase product transparency through certifications, but will its members buy the idea that approved standards are not being endorsed?
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Skanska Quits U.S. Chamber Over Anti-LEED Lobbying
News Analysis
Citing the Chamber's alliance with the chemical industry against LEED, Skanska resigns in protest.
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Cost Premiums of LEED for Hospitals Low, but a Deterrent
News Analysis
Costs associated with LEED add around 1% to hospitals' capital costs. Lacking data on operational benefits, some see that as deterrent.
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