Michigan to Require LEED

Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm issued an executive directive in April 2005 requiring that all new buildings for state agencies, universities, and community colleges be certified according to the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED^® Rating System. The directive also requires that all buildings owned or operated by the state reduce their consumption of energy 10% by 2009 and reduce their purchase of electricity from the utility grid 20% by 2015.