President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2014 in Honolulu last Thursday and while most observers noted that the bill cracks down on sexual assaults in the military and eases restrictions on transferring detainees from Guantanamo Bay, the bill also is a huge win for the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED green building rating system.… Continue Reading
In a tectonic shift in government policy, the Department of Defense will now permit the use of both Green Globes and LEED for third party green building certification.… Continue Reading