Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
By Jeanne Roberts on January 11, 2012
Tags: American National Standards Institute (ANSI), American Society of Heating, Certified, certified wood, Department of Defense (DOD), energy efficiency, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Gold, H.R. 1540, Henry Gifford, ImaginOn Building, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Platinum, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), Silver, sustainable building, U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), U.S. Navy, American Society, building energy efficiency, building materials, Congress, Department of Defense, energy, Henry Gifford, Henry Wicker, Mississippi, North Carolina, steel, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, United States Navy
As a result of the December 31 presidential signing of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA; H.R. 1540), the Department of Defense, or DOD, is prohibited from funding any LEED Platinum or Gold certification of new buildings for the current fiscal year, unless it submits notification of intent 30 days before the money is allocated.
By Jeanne Roberts on December 12, 2011
Tags: United States, USD, Better Buildings Challenge, building envelope, coal, eco-friendly, energy efficiency, environment, existing buildings, green building, Green Outlook, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), McGraw Hill Construction, new construction, oil, President Obama, solar, US Green Building Council (USGBC), wastewater, wind, building energy efficiency, electricity, energy, oil
By Jeanne Roberts on August 24, 2011
Tags: Gifford Fuel Saving Inc., Kidder Matthews Sustainability Practices Group, Germany, United States, building energy efficiency, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), green building, Henry Gifford, HEPA filters, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), led, LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP), low-VOC (volatile organic compound), PassiveHouse (PassiveHaus PHIUS), sustainable building, sustainable wood, U.S. District Court New York City, U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Accredited Professionals, Brian Ebel, Dave Low, energy, Henry Gifford, Rick Fedrizzi, Texas
The United States District Court in New York City has dismissed a suit filed against the U.S. Green Building Council, or USGBC, the nonprofit agency dedicated to sustainable buildings which developed the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) model of evaluation for “green” construction and retrofitting.
