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This new category sets out a regionaol standard by which companiescan design, build or operats energy efficient buildings. LEED standz for Leadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design. It is a voluntarg program designed to encourage building owners to investf in energyefficient properties. “Because environmental priorities differ among various regions of thecountry — the challengea in the Southeast differ from those in the Northwest, for example — regionally specific creditzs give LEED a way to directly respond to regionally grounded issues,” says Brendan vice president of technical development for the U.S. Green Buildiny Council.
“The inclusion of thess regional LEED credits isthe council’s first step toward addressintg regional environmental issues.” The U.S. Greenm Building Council will launch the next versionj of its LEED green building certification program onAprilo 27. Recent updates to LEED 2009 reflectg updates in building scienceand technology. As part of the updateed program, building owners will be able to earnadditionall “bonus points” on their LEED certifications for implementing greejn building strategies that specifically address issues in their The U.S. Green Building Councilp is also rolling out a easier tool to manage the latest versionm ofLEED Online.
This onlinee program will help streamline the LEED registrationm andcertification process. The Washington, D.C.-base d organization has 78 local morethan 20,000 member companies and organizations, and more than 100,000 LEED accredited professionals.