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Article: A LEED reorganization: find out about the modifications that will be made to the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED rating system in 2009.(SUSTAINABILITY)
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- November 1, 2008
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It's hard to remember a time when sustainable buildings weren't in the news, weren't being discussed around water coolers and in board meetings, and weren't on nearly everyone's radar screens. The roots of the green movement go back a long way; one of the key drivers to bringing the built environment into alignment with sustainable practices has been the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED[R]) rating system.
Launched in 2000, LEED brought together a diverse set of processes, systems, and product types, and codified them into a set of criteria for measuring a building's environmental performance. ...