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News July 11, 2019

USGBC seeks proposals for new LEED standard

The U.S. Green Building Council is seeking proposals that will shape the next version of its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system, according to www.constructiondive.com.

Melissa Baker, senior vice president of LEED, said USGBC wants to strengthen LEED v4.1—its most recent rendition of the rating system—and ensure it is “adaptive and responsive to the ever-changing world around us.”

LEED proposals can be submitted through USGBC’s website and must be specific, technical in nature and in the form of edits to existing LEED language using USGBC tools. They also must provide a rationale and technical justification for each change.

USGBC released the LEED v4.1 rating systems in April, including Building Design and Construction (BD+C); Interior Design and Construction (ID+C); Operations and Maintenance (O+M); Residential; and Cities and Communities and Recertification.

A few significant updates to the BD+C category are the inclusion of cost and greenhouse gas emissions to energy metrics, as well as a new renewable energy credit. For the O+M category, which is for existing buildings, USGBC shifted to data-based documentation by tracking performance in energy, water, waste, transportation, indoor air quality, toxin-free environment and occupant satisfaction.

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