LEED 2012: The USGBC Real-Time Reporting To Its Green Building Ratings

The latest version of the building-rating system, called LEED 2012 - which will launch in November and the go to USGBC members for a vote next summer - takes advantage of new technology and building practices that make real-time energy and water management commercially viable. Sharing this data so that other commercial real estate owners can compare their energy use is now going to be required. LEED 2012 will also require owners to recertify every five years. So if you invest in a LEED rating when you open, you'll have to prove over time that you're staying current with available energy-saving techniques.

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Source: Fast Company