All Posts Tagged With: "LEED Version 3.0"
What Will LEED v3 Mean for Green Building Legislation?
In an email that was circulated yesterday, USGBC President Rick Fedrizzi announced that his organization’s long-awaited next generation rating system, LEED Version 3.0- which will be known as LEED 2009- will debut for public comment on Monday, May 19. Generally speaking, LEED 2009 will reorganize credits from each of the existing LEED systems into a Bookshelf System, individually weigh credits based on environmental impact, and offer regional bonus credits. However, one of gbNYC’s more specific interests with respect to LEED relates to municipal and state level legislation that either provides an incentive for or mandates LEED-compliant construction.
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16May2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 1 comment | Continued
Gotham Eateries Go Green, Industry Strives for Sustainable Standards
This week’s issue of Crain’s profiles a number of New York City restaurants that have implemented sustainable initiatives across their facilities and operations. It’s significant that as mainstream a publication as Crain’s is noting local eateries joining the green movement, but the press comes with good reason. According to Crain’s, the Boston-based Green Restaurant Association has certified 55 Gotham eateries to date, up from a mere 1 back in 2001; over a quarter of all the GRA-certified restaurants in the country can now be found here in New York City. As the high price of food cuts into restaurants’ profits, owners are finding ways to trim expenses through reduced energy costs.
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14May2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Lack of Life Cycle Assessment Continues to Plague Green Building Rating Systems
According to University of Minnesota biosystems engineering professor James L. Bowyer, USGBC’s LEED system may be doing more harm than good when it comes to fostering sustainable design practices. In a recent article in Professional Builder, Bowyer specifically pointed to LEED’s current lack of life cycle assessment (”LCA”) for building materials. LCA in the context of sustainable building refers to an analysis of the environmental impact of construction materials and building systems during the course of their entire useful lives. Bowyer’s main point is that, in the absence of LCA, LEED encourages project teams to achieve as many credits as possible, which may actually end up increasing- rather than decreasing- the environmental impact of purportedly green construction.
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5Feb2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
List of Green Building “Firsts” Emphasizes Need for LEED V3
The June 2007 issue of Urban Land included a list of ten “green building firsts”, ranging from a LEED Certified police station in San Diego to a Gold convent (designed by Perkins Eastman) in Corapolis, Pennsylvania. As Charles Lockwood noted in the introduction to his piece, the diversity of projects- both by use and geographic […]
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25Jul2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 2 comments | Continued-
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