Platinum is the highest LEED ranking and only 6% of LEED-certified buildings win such status.
Jerry Lea was the Founding Chairman of the LEED (building) Core and Shell Committee.
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There is also concern about new municipal laws that mandate LEED certification for new construction process.
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An article in Fast Company touches on the concerns about energy-hogging LEED certified buildings.
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Also, the use of the LEED standard increased among private builders in the same local markets.
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The mandate is now LEED Gold, but university planners target LEED Platinum for new construction.
"It's not going to detract from the dignity of Nelson Mandela, " declared the producer Rick Leed.
Rob was the driving force behind the LEED building rating system at the US Green Building Council.
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Seven of the students have already received LEED AP certification through their work in the student group.
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Green certification is awarded by a number of programs, including LEED for Homes, Energy Star and NAHB Green.
In 2002, UC Merced announced that all new buildings would achieve at minimum a LEED Silver rating.
LEED-certified Martha Jefferson (a rare accomplishment for any hospital) reduced their energy costs by an impressive 35 percent.
The LEED-Gold rating is a significant achievement in a country where many things are GINO (green in name only).
Here at the U.S. Green Building Council, we've seen an explosion in the number of existing buildings attaining LEED.
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However, this new requirement is not retroactive and some LEED certified buildings are turning out to be energy hogs.
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Every new building completed since 2006 has earned a LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
The hotel has sustainable credibility (LEED certification) as well as views of the Pacific and the Santa Monica Pier.
The building is in the process of being LEED certified upon final completion.
The Freedom Tower, the site's tallest skyscraper, also aims to be LEED-certified, as do ever more government buildings across America.
During the LEED certification process, it was estimated that the building would use approximately one-third less energy than comparable buildings.
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Design all new buildings to a minimum Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Certification between 2010 and 2020.
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Construction of the eight-story, 190, 000 square-foot building was finished in October 2009, but the LEED certification process was just recently finished.
To get a LEED certification, for instance, homes collect points for green features, such as energy-efficient light bulbs and water-saving toilets.
Last year, Bruce Henderson with the Charlotte Observer decided to look into the energy usage of the LEED certified ImaginOn building.
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And some big institutions, big pension funds, will not purchase an asset unless it has a certain level of LEED certification.
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The newest addition to this movement is the LEED Gold certified International Motorsports Center, better known as the headquarters building for NASCAR.
The structure itself breaks all the rules of the standard, sterile car dealership, oozing luxury with its grand proportions and LEED certification.
Providing LEED documentation for each of its thousands of stores was prohibitive.
When USGBC unexpectedly delivers LEED Silver certification, the tenant terminates its lease.
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The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Maren Leed.
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