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Article: USGBC to tackle certified wood/bio-based materials credits in LEED rating system.(United States Green Building Council)(Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design)(Brief article)
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- Environmental Design & Construction
- Article date:
- July 1, 2006
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Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Board of Directors announced that it has directed the USGBC's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Steering Committee to address two proposed changes to LEED's wood and bio-based materials credits recommended in a white paper prepared for and accepted by USGBC's Board.
Entitled "Dealing with Wood and Bio-Based Materials in the LEED Rating System," the white paper offered two recommendations that will be deliberated and refined through USGBC's consensus process by the LEED Steering Committee, its Materials & Resources Technical Advisory Group (TAG), and Wood sub-TAG:
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