LEED 2012: The USGBC Adds Teeth, Real-Time Reporting To Its Green Building Ratings Responding to criticisms that its ratings can be meaningless and easily gamed, the USGBC is introducing new rules so buildings must continually recertify and measure their energy use against their neighbors.
Updated Wed Aug 31, 2011
Can the Green Building Council Polish LEED's Tarnished Standards? There’s a big problem with snapping LEED ratings into building codes, which are equivalent to law: the United States Green Building Council is a private institution that has no public oversight.
Updated Mon Jan 10, 2011
Is Sustainability Scalable? A Visit to the IceStone Headquarters Does a company really deliver on the promise of green if the things that reduce its carbon footprint also reduce its growth?
Posted Thu May 28, 2009
