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Taking the LEED.(American Design Company Inc.)
Behind the growing green trend is a governing body whose building program is the gold standard of sustainable design. The U.S. Green Building Council, situated in the nation's capital, is a member-driven group striving to create sustainable buildings under its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design's Green Building Rating System.
"Prior to the development of our system, there wasn't any nationally recognized standard," says Taryn Holowka, communications manager for the council. "People were doing green features, but there wasn't anything that was a whole building approach or guideline."
Today, LEED has approximately 400 green-certified buildings and another 3,200 under consideration. The program is expanding to include residential homes, neighborhoods and office environments. Their considerations will even include issues such as obesity, overall health ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Taking the LEED.(American Design Company Inc.)