I am researching the green building product supply chain and have been focusing on the Location Valuation Credit as an incentive for developing a more robust green building product manufacturing...

For the 94% of the world that do not have English as their native language, the LEED consultants typically translate the LEED scorecard into their native language.  When developers work with...

1. It is my opinion that sustainability should never be a secret. Please offer the public the same training/resources that are provided to...

Share your comments on the first public comment draft of LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Overall and Appendix section on this forum. You can either reply to this thread or use the "Post a Question/Comment"...

My biggest comment--if I were limited to one change--is to the overall credit category weights. I raised this back during our summits and committee presentations. The work I've done and many...

Synthetic turf must be removed from all aspects of LEED certification.

Sustainability:

Synthetic turf does not meet any standard for sustainable materials...

This appendix shall be updated periodically such that it captures the latest trends and measures available in the market and this database should help any new project who tries to implements the...

The approach in LEEDv5 is lacking a means to reward and incentivize investment in decarbonization of buildings and excludes or penalizes those who have made significant improvements in reducing...

LEED certification needs to address the topic of artificial turf. Specifically, a prerequisite for LEED certification should be that the design includes no artificial turf. Credits and points...

• International recognition and usability are essential for using the system globally and are a vital success key for LEED. In the new manual, specific important global stepping stones are...