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 ...

BOISE, Idaho – In the newest version of the U.S. Green Building Council’s green building standards, there’s an element that has never before been hinted at in the LEED guidelines: A green building can ...

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 ...

Barnegat, N.J.–The Walters Group has finished construction on New Jersey’s first LEED-Gold certified, affordable housing community, Stafford Park Apartments. Each detail of the Stafford Park ...

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 ...

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 ...

William Sordoni, president and CEO of Sordoni Construction Services, said that within NEPA most of the commercial construction clients he encounters will only pursue LEED certification for a public ...

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 ...

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 ...

Polaris Industries Inc. has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for new construction at its new research and development facility in Wyoming, Minn. The facility ...

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 ...