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Article: Welcome to the 8th Annual LEED[R] Guide.(THE LEED GUIDE)(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
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- Environmental Design & Construction
- Article date:
- July 1, 2008
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The USGBC laid a solid foundation in the field of sustainable design when it introduced the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System in 2000. Striving to make environmentally friendly design more commonplace and accepted within the building community, the council embarked on a journey that picks up new riders on a daily basis.
For the 8th year, ED+C is bringing you the LEED Guide, an annual publication dedicated to this transformative program, in the following pages and online at www.EDCmag.com. In addition, ED+C's sister publication Sustainable Facility also offers the LEED Guide this year.
The LEED Green Building Rating System ...