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Article: LEED long and prosper.(Editorial)
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- Sustainable Facility
- Article date:
- July 1, 2008
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Welcome to the inaugural edition of Sustainable Facility's annual LEED Guide issue. Produced in conjunction with sister publication, Environmental Design + Construction (ED+C), the LEED Guide focus in this annual edition addresses various areas impacted by the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, including schools, USGBC chapters, ROI and costs, as well as facilities, existing buildings and other sustainable strategies.
THE LEED GUIDE
Let me start by assuring you that I do not work for the USGBC, nor am I trying to "sell you" on its LEED Rating System. I am including some information ...