commentUSGBC Members Approve Energy Requirement
Members of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) approved a measure that effectively increases the minimum energy performance of LEED-certified projects by 14 percent for new buildings and 7 percent for major renovations.
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Introduced in November 2006, the measure requires all projects to obtain a minimum two out of ten points in the energy optimization section of the four currently balloted LEED rating systems, which all apply principally to commercial buildings. All projects registered after June 26, 2007—the date the measure passed—must meet the new requirements.
More information about the energy optimization section is available at www.usgbc.org/
ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=2303.
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