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Published on December 22, 2011Written by Lane BurtPosted in LEED
One of America's most iconic buildings earned LEED for Existing Buildings yesterday. By improving their operations, the Department of Treasury's headquarters next to the White house has slashed energy, steam and water consumption to save taxpayers $3.5 million per year. The oldest LEED building ever certified also increased their office density...
Published on December 21, 2011Written by Bryan HowardPosted in LEED
Congress recently passed the 2012 authorization bill for the Department of Defense (DoD) and included a provision that bans LEED certification at the Platinum and Gold level for DoD buildings. To be clear, this provision is irrational and misguided at best, and deliberately problematic for the leaders in the defense agencies at worst. But...
Published on December 16, 2011Written by William NuttPosted in LEED
You know the hard work and dedication of time it took to earn your LEED Professional credential. It's important to remember that there is also a renewal process every two years. Renewing your LEED credential renews your sense of personal accomplishment as...
Last Friday, I went to work just like any other day at my firm, Fore Solutions, here in Portland, Maine. I fired up my computer, but instead of the normal updates on projects and industry newsletters, I was greeted with eye-popping subject lines. "Maine bans LEED!" was just one example. Thinking that can't be right, I opened a few to find that...