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Use Your Chance To Comment On Proposed Changes To LEED Rating System
May 28, 2008
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is seeking public comment until June 22 about proposed updates to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system by which the energy efficiency and sustainability of new buildings and renovations are judged.
One of the key features of the LEED system is that it was founded and is being developed through input from a host of people representing a broad range of specialties and viewpoints.
The system was not set up by a few people in ivory towers thinking theoretically (though they are involved, too). Each of the rating criteria has been reviewed and voted on by 15,000 members of the USGBC, which includes manufacturers, contractors, designers, government officials, and other stakeholders.
According to USGBC President, CEO, and founding chair Rick Fedrizzi, when the LEED Green Building Rating System was introduced in 2000, it helped spark a revolution that is changing the way we build and operate offices, schools, hospitals, other public buildings and homes.
The updated version, LEED 2009, says Fedrizzi, re-sets the bar for green building leadership because the urgency of the organization’s mission has challenged the industry to move faster and reach further.
Until June 22, the general public is invited to review and comment on the changes to the rating system.
Contractors, designers, and suppliers whose projects will have to measure up to this yardstick in order to earn certification should take advantage of this opportunity to help shape the system by which they will be measured.
Detailed information about specific proposed technical changes to the rating system can be found on the USGBC Web site, www.usgbc.org.
Put your cursor over the LEED at the top-left of the menu bar. Choose LEED Rating Systems from the drop-down menu. Scroll down and click on LEED Rating System Drafts on the right. Scroll down to LEED 2009 1st Public Comment Period and click a link.
What to you think of the changes? The system for commenting?
Posted by Michael Larson on May 28, 2008 | Comments (0)
