This spring marks the evolution of the LEED green building certification program with the launch of LEED 2009. The new version of the rating system introduces major technical advancements to the LEED ...

In LEED 2009, LEED projects will be able to earn “bonus points” for implementing green building strategies that address the important environmental issues facing their region. A project can be awarded ...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that it has adopted regional credits as part of LEED 2009, the new version of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) ...

Designers can now earn credit under Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for use of the Advanced Energy Design Guide for Small Office Buildings. The inclusion of the ...

The U.S. Green Building Council’s next update to the LEED green-building program, LEED 2012, will include various updates to credits within the LEED Pilot Credit Library. As a flexible, interactive ...

The first of two public comment sessions recently opened on changes proposed for the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) will build upon a 2009 ...

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced that its PPG AQUAPON® WB EP waterborne epoxy coating, which has an ultra-low volatile organic compound (VOC) formulation (26g/L), is ...

Research involving toxin-absorbing plants is LEED-ing the way for a new Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design credit. "We want to give formal LEED credits for indoor air quality by removing ...

The Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI), Tampa, Fla., and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Washington, D.C., recently announced they are working together to develop ...

Gov. Jennifer Granholm soon will consider a proposal to give tax breaks to green buildings, according to Guy Bazzani, president and CEO of Bazzani Associates in Grand Rapids. Bazzani discussed the ...

The U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) next update to the LEED green building program, LEED 2012, will include various updates to credits within the LEED Pilot Credit Library. Washington, D.C.—The ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC’s) next update to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building program, LEED 2012, will include various updates to ...