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Article: Big changes in store for LEED as USGBC convenes largest Greenbuild ever.(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)(U.S. Green Building Council)
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- Building Design & Construction
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- December 1, 2007
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Jeff Yoders, Associate Editor
A record 22,835 AEC professionals and environmental activists-up from 13,300 in 2006-attended the U.S. Green Building Council's Greenbuild Conference and Expo, at Chicago's McCormick Place West November 7-9. The USGBC announced a complete overhaul of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating system, with the goal of creating (with minor exceptions) a single LEED system instead of individual ones for specific building types, such as schools. USGBC officials said the new LEED will take into account life cycle analysis and bio-regional weighting of credits.
Michelle Moore, the Washington, ...