By Vicki Zambito
1. A Federal Court Judge just dismissed the $100M lawsuit against the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and its LEED Rating System. Henry Gifford and other plaintiffs filed the lawsuit in October 2010 claiming the USGBC falsely advertises that LEED guarantees energy savings in LEED-certified buildings. The court cited a few reasons for its dismissal including its conclusion that the plaintiffs couldn’t prove they were being harmed by the USGBC. To read more, visit http://greensource.construction.com/news/2011/08/110818-Lawsuit-Against-USGBC.asp
2. Now is the time to provide the USGBC with feedback on its proposed 2012 update to the LEED green building rating system. The public comment period opened August 1st and ends on September 14th, 2011. The USGBC collected just under 6,000 constructive comments and recommendations in the first comment period and says it has integrated feedback. To read more, visit: http://www.usgbc.org/Docs/News/2011-07-27%20press%20release%20-%20final.pdf
3. Time is very quickly running out for Legacy LEED APs to upgrade to LEED with specialty. Enrollment windows end on a specific date between August 1st and October 27th, 2011. End dates have been staggered over these three months in order to avoid overloading the USGBC’s systems. To avoid retesting, one way to upgrade is through completing 30-hours of prescriptive credential maintenance. To learn more about your options, visit http://www.redvector.com/leed-cmp/leed_ap_without_specialty.aspx
Most green building materials are pretty expensive. I want to know that how much you think building a greenhouse will cost 10 years from now, in comparison to the prices now.
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