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Article: LEED branches out: the popular green building rating system is about to extend its reach to new programs for existing buildings, commercial interiors, and core and shell structures.(Sustainable Programs)
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- Building Design & Construction
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- July 1, 2004
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Four years ago, when the U.S. Green Building Council launched the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating system for newly constructed buildings, even its staunchest advocates admitted that LEED was pocked with flaws.
As we documented in last November's "White Paper on Sustainability" (which may be downloaded at www.bdcmag.com), LEED-NC does a poor job of taking regional climatic differences into account, relies on minimal standards (such as ASHRAE 90.1-1999) for determining energy savings, and gives away meaningless credits for hiring a LEED-accredited professional and installing outlets for electric vehicles (when there are fewer ...