We've just received word from international construction firm Skanska that the company has dropped its membership in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce because of the trade group's anti-LEED stance. You may see more coverage of this soon.
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Susan Walter
HDRLEEDuser Expert
1296 thumbs up
July 9, 2013 - 10:22 am
Good for them for finding corporate values and sticking to them; especially after the CEO writes an Op/Ed piece like this: http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-06-30/business/40292840_1_leed-c...
Congratulations, Skanska.
Kathryn West
LEED AP BD+C, O+M, Green Globes ProfessionalJLL
154 thumbs up
July 9, 2013 - 12:29 pm
I'm impressed. Way to go, Skanska.
I'm not familiar with the Chamber's opposition to LEED but they have been very vocally opposed to any legislation that limits greenhouse gas emissions. Kate Sheppard with Mother Jones magazine (formerly with Grist) has done some fabulous reporting on this.