LEED 2009 -- New changes coming March 2009
LEED for New Construction, Core and Shell, Commercial Interiors, Schools, and Existing Buildings will be included in the new LEED 2009 revisions. This new rating system will harmonize credits, offer transparency for credit weighting, and allow for regionalization.
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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) was founded in 1993 to “promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work.” |
One of the major initiatives of the USGBC is their Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Program. LEED recognizes achievements and promotes expertise in green building through a comprehensive system offering project certification, professional accreditation, training and practical resources. SYLVANIA products have been installed in several LEED-certified buildings, as our products help customers meet the prerequisites and criteria for the various rating systems.
There are nine LEED rating systems:
| New Construction -designed to guide and distingush high-performance commercial and institutional projects |
Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance -provides a benchmark for building owners and operators to measure operations, improvements and maintenance |
Commercial Interiors - a benchmark for the tenant improvement market that gives the power to make sustainable choices to tenants and designers |
| Core & Shell -aids designers, builders, developers and new building owners in implementing sustainble design for new core and shell construction |
Schools -recognizes the unique nature of the design and construction of K-12 schools and addresses the specific needs of school spaces |
Retail -recognizes the unique nature of retail design and construction projects and addresses the specific needs of retail spaces |
| Healthcare -promotes sustainable planning, design and construction for high-performance healthcare facilities |
Homes -promotes the design and construction of high-performance green homes |
Neighborhood Development -integrates the principles of smart growth, urbanism and green building into the first national program for neighborhood design |