The Green Corner ...USGBC to Modify LEED Standards
A new version of the Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design program, called LEED 2009, will debut in January and
change its certification process for green buildings, reports the USGBC. Since
the program was introduced in 2000, more than 1,500 buildings have received
LEED certification, and more than 11,000 are seeking certification. USGBC
spokeswoman Ashley Katz says that points will be allocated differently and
reweighed, and the entire process will be flexible to adapt to changing
technology, account for regional differences and encourage innovation.