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New Effort Will Streamline Green Building Standards
Five standard developers in the U.S. join forces to create a 'single, holistic' green building system, but adoption is years away
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Multifamily Green Building Certification Still Has Issues
We’re making progress — but for many designers and builders, there is still a long way to go
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Are LEED-Certified Buildings Energy-Efficient?
The LEED prerequisite that requires buildings to beat the ASHRAE 90.1 standard has raised the bar for energy performance
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Can’t Anyone Get Things Right?
Recent experiences with contractors and tradespeople leave me frustrated
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Website Targets LEED Program
A well-known Washington lawyer is apparently behind the campaign to discredit the USGBC’s building-rating system
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Key West Adopts a Green Building Requirement
A new local ordinance requires new residential construction to meet either LEED or Florida Green Building Coalition guidelines
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Recent Changes to LEED for Homes — Part 1
An overview and critique of LEED for Homes, Version 4
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U.S. Government Gives LEED Rival a Boost
The federal agency in charge of buildings says that Green Globes and LEED are now on an equal footing
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Keeping Green on the Right Track
‘Project information creep’ can waylay a designer’s original vision
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LEED-Platinum Skyscraper is an ‘Energy Hog’
Praised at its dedication in 2010, this 55-story building in New York City uses more energy per square foot than its 80-year-old neighbor