We project 90+% of the credits will cost more to implement in LEED 2012 than the current cost in LEED 2009 and that is not including additional design team fees or LEED documentation.

Hello, I am working on a 1/2 block Neighborhood Development located within Manhattan.

The draft is proposing making the prerequisite for your Energy Star rating to be a minimum of 75. That is a 6 point jump from the previous requirement of a 69.

The draft states that the fixture and fitting replacement and retrofit policy must specify that “all newly installed toilets, urinals, lavatory faucets and showerheads must be WaterSense labeled fo

This is a very important move for LEED - expanding the scope of attention on extraction from the previous focus only on wood to other biobased and mined materials as well.

Why is this prerequisite only for Healthcare?

Hello all, After several positive experiences on this forum, I return with another question. I am working on a project with internal streets.

The battle in the U.S.

Is anyone else concerned about the structure of this draft, in that the Integrative Process credit is floating off by itself, outside of any category?

It appears that the metering faucet calculation providing a Gallons per Cycle option for flow rate has been removed from LEED 2012 Water efficiency prerequisite and Indoor water use calculation. I