LEED for Retail: Currently in ballot
Consensus body opt-in closed Oct. 15: The opt-in period for the LEED for Retail consensus body is now closed, and the proposed rating systems are in the balloting phase. Consensus body members will receive instructions via e-mail about how to cast their vote. Those instructions should arrive by the end of October.
Read the current draft of LEED for Retail: New Construction (PDF) »
Read the current draft of LEED for Retail: Commercial Interiors (PDF) »
About the consensus body
A new balloting procedure, approved in August and September 2009 by the LEED Steering Committee and the USGBC Board of Directors, opens LEED ballots to all regular employees of member organizations, not just primary contacts. As with LEED committee and board elections, each organization will receive one vote, which will be divided proportionally based on the number of employees who cast a ballot.
In order to ensure representation among all types of stakeholders – include building users, producers, and general interest groups – USGBC will now form "consensus bodies" prior to a rating system's ballot period. It is the members of the consensus body who will cast votes during the rating system’s balloting period. Any employee of a USGBC member organization can choose to voluntarily join a consensus body during the "opt-in" phase, which ended Oct. 15 for LEED for Retail.
LEED for Retail: Pilot (Background)
The LEED for Retail pilot recognizes the unique nature of the retail environment and addresses the different types of spaces that retailers need for their distinctive product lines.
USGBC and over 80 Pilot project teams have been collaborating to create two new rating systems: LEED for Retail: New Construction, and LEED for Retail: Commercial Interiors. The pilot project teams have provided real market feedback on how to apply LEED for New Construction and LEED for Commercial Interiors to retail spaces.
LEED for Retail: New Construction Pilot
The LEED for Retail: New Construction pilot gathered market feedback from over 40 green retail pilot projects. The rating system has completed multiple rounds of public comment, and a consensus body made up of USGBC member organization employees is currently being formed to vote during the balloting phase.
View the LEED for Retail: New Construction second-round public comments (XLS) »
Previous Draft Versions of LEED for Retail: New Construction
Rating System Draft 3 (PDF) (July 2008)
Rating System Draft 2 (PDF) (October 2007)
Rating System Draft 1 (PDF) (April 2007)
The Rating System lists the intent, requirements, and technologies/strategies for each credit and includes the Project Checklist.
LEED for Retail: Commercial Interiors Pilot
The LEED for Retail: Commercial Interiors Pilot gathered market feedback from over 40 green retail projects. The rating system has completed multiple rounds of public comment, and
a consensus body made up of USGBC member organization employees is
currently being formed to vote during the balloting phase.
Previous Draft Versions of LEED for Retail: Commercial Interiors
Rating System Draft 2 (PDF) (July 2008)
Rating System Draft 1 (PDF) (October 2007)
The Rating System lists the intent, requirements, and technologies/strategies for each credit and includes the Project Checklist.
Send any questions on the LEED for Retail Pilot to retail@committees.usgbc.org.
