Portland LEED

The Portland, Oregon Office of Sustainable Development announced in July the release ofPortland LEED, the first locally tailored version of the LEED™ Rating System to be approved by the U.S. Green Building Council. The new version incorporates Portland’s stringent Stormwater Management and Erosion Control Manuals as well as the State of Oregon’s Energy Code, allowing developers to achieve LEED credit for meeting or exceeding local standards. Portland LEED also reserves innovation credits for projects that recognize the city’s land-use and transportation goals through mixed-use development, reduced automobile use, stormwater management, and construction and demolition waste management. Both the City of Portland and the Portland Development Commission require city-financed development to achieve Portland LEED certification. The Portland LEED supplement guidance document is online at www.green-rated.org.