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LEED Buildings Not Living Up to Green Label
Beginning this year, the LEED program is requiring all newly constructed buildings to provide energy and water bills for the first five years of operation.
From The New York Times -- Interior Design, 8/31/2009 12:00:00 AM
From The New York Times: The Federal Building in downtown Youngstown, Ohio, features an extensive use of natural light to illuminate offices and a white roof to reflect heat.
It has LEED certification, the country’s most recognized seal of approval for green buildings.
But the building is hardly a model of energy efficiency. According to an environmental assessment last year, it did not score high enough to qualify for the Energy Star label granted by the Environmental Protection Agency, which ranks buildings after looking at a year’s worth of utility bills....
See how this and other LEED-certified buildings are not living up to their status as green leaders. Continue reading the article at nytimes.com.
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