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What's Happening from Environmental Building News
July 1, 2008
Cities Mandate LEED But Not Certification
Washington, D.C., started it all in 2006 with legislation that required certain privately owned buildings to meet LEED standards. Boston quickly followed suit in early 2007, and Los Angeles and Dallas have both passed similar ordinances (see EBN Vol. 17, No. 6). Although the ordinances vary in scope and timeframe as well as stringency, none of them requires buildings to achieve actual LEED certification. This makes the cities responsible for examining building plans for green attributes, presenting financial and organizational challenges....
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