LEED also offers retrofit guidelines to green up your living space if it isn’t new. But as I can’t download the guidelines, and the site’s press releases and news updates don’t include anything about ...

The art of sustainable building construction and maintenance will mark a new milestone this year when the LEED 2012 standards are finalized. The revised standards are the next development in a system ...

Designed to help architects, engineers, construction professionals and facility owners more easily grasp LEED sustainability principles, this Beginner’s Handbook reviews the highlights from each of ...

They aren’t designing or building buildings and they aren’t scrutinizing certification applications, so why are local lawyers earning LEED accreditation? The U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership ...

Minnesota ranked 10th nationally in 2013 in LEED-certified projects, the U.S. Green Building Council said Tuesday. The LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, system is used by the ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the release of its updated Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Demand Response Pilot Credit. Originally launched in 2010 ...

Currently all state-supported capital outlay projects over $1 million … must be designed and constructed in accordance with the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building ...

The flagship rating system for green buildings is getting a major upgrade next year to make climate change and energy efficiency even higher priorities. The Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Green Building ...

SOUTH BRUNSWICK — After the completion of a year-long redesign of Coca-Cola's 226,000-square-foot distribution center along Route 1, the cleaner, brighter building has gained national certification ...