Well there is news that Houston’s Toyota Center, the home of the Houston Rockets (NBA), has garnered a LEED EB certification. A post on the Green Building Elements website provides that the Toyota Center has been awarded a Silver Certification from the US Green Building Council (USGBC). Featur[...]
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LEED Challenge: USGBC Not Wavering From Decision in Northland Pines Challenge
Our favorite green building news source, Chris Cheatham, has published a new blog article yesterday pertaining to the US Green Building Council’s response to the Northland Pines High School LEED “appeal” that I discussed earlier this week. Chris’ article presents the responsi[...]
More on the LEED Certification Challenge & Appellants’ Response
Yesterday, I posted a blurb about the Northland Pines High School, featuring a statement from the group of people responsible for bringing the challenge. Along with that statement, I was provided with a set of the documents that make up the 125 page appeal, the documents provided by the USGBC in den[...]
June 7th, 2010 - 5:09 pm § in Certification, Green Building
First Ever LEED Challenge Goes to Appeal?
Today, I received a e-mail packed with great information on the recentlty denied Northland Pines High School appeal. A few months back, I wrote an article discussing the first ever LEED challenge, and the U.S. Green Building Council’s ruling denying the challenge. This issue has become a topic[...]
USGBC Denies First Ever LEED Certification Challenge
***This post was corrected for error on May 10, 2010. I incorrectly reported that the GBCI had made this ruling, when in fact it was the USGBC. The challenge pre-dated the GBCI Challege Policy*** Chris Cheatham is probably the most informed of the green building law bloggers on the web. Chris mainta[...]
USGBC Introduces LEED for Neighborhood Development
Yesterday, the US Green Building Council (USGBC) launched its new LEED for Neighborhood Development program. Of course, the USGBC is the body who governs LEED certifications in green building. The new program certifies development projects of various sizes, taking note of the community aspects in be[...]
