Tag Archives: LEED v4.1

LEED Offers Companies a Response to Declining Bird Populations

By Stuart Kaplow on October 6, 2019 Posted in Environmental, LEED

Condor in the Cordillera Huaywuash, Peru

In response to a much publicized new study on North American bird populations that appeared in the journal Science last month, we received a significant number of inquiries from businesses about what an appropriate response might be from a responsible company? The study found “cumulative loss of nearly three billion birds since 1970, across most … Continue Reading

USGBC Wants You to Comment on the Next Version of LEED

By Stuart Kaplow on July 14, 2019 Posted in Green Building, LEED

The U. S. Green Building Council is looking for the future of LEED and has officially opened a call for feedback and ideas for the next version of LEED. This is an opportunity for anyone and everyone to influence the next version of the most widely used green building rating system in the world. With … Continue Reading

LEED v4.1 Building Operations and Maintenance is Live

By Stuart Kaplow on March 25, 2018 Posted in Green Building, LEED

LEED version 4.1 is now a reality with the release for use today, March 26, of LEED v4.1 O+M – Building Operations and Maintenance. “We are excited to introduce LEED v4.1 in beta, the latest update to the LEED rating system,” said Melissa Baker, senior vice president for Technical Core with USGBC, when we spoke … Continue Reading

2018 will be a Year for New Green Building Standards, Codes and Rating Systems

By Stuart Kaplow on January 7, 2018 Posted in Green Building

2018 will be a watershed year in the course of green building standards, codes and rating systems. There has been no other single calendar year that has seen the breadth of substantive change that is before us. In 2018 there will be new versions of LEED, ASHARE 189.1, IgCC, ICC 700, Green Globes and .. … Continue Reading

LEED v4.1 Announced by USGBC at Greenbuild

By Stuart Kaplow on November 12, 2017 Posted in Green Building, LEED

LEED v4.1 Presentation at Greenbuild

The announcement of the upcoming release of the new LEED version 4.1 by the U.S. Green Building Council was no doubt the biggest story at Greenbuild 2017 in Boston last week. And that is saying a lot because Greenbuild is the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building and there was much to … Continue Reading

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