11/01/2010

The US Green Building Council recently announced the new LEED Pilot Credit Library of 11 credits.  The Pilot Credits can be applied to any rating system for active LEED projects, and they can be submitted as an Innovation in Design credit.  The USGBC will award credits that provide valuable feedback on the Pilot credit being considered.  Projects need to register if they want to test a Pilot Credit.  For more information, check out the USGBC LEED Resources Pilot Credit page or download the Pilot Credit Library Summary.

11/08/2010

According to the US Green Building Council, there are approximately 140,000 schools, colleges and universities in the United States.  Many of them are not compliant with current codes or even basic green features such as good indoor air quality.  The Center for Green Schools has been created to work toward ensuring all people have the opportunity to attend a green school within this generation.

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11/29/2010

The US Green Building Council has released a draft for the next version of LEED, referred to informally as LEED 2012 due to its scheduled release in November 2012.  The comment period is open now and will close on December 31, 2010, so if any of you want a say in the development of the program this is a great opportunity.   There will also be a second comment period in mid-2011.  Download the rating system draft and/or review the excellent synopsis of changes on the Environmental Building News website.