USGBC's LEED v4 passes member ballot, details to be unveiled at Greenbuild

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced its membership has voted to adopt LEED v4, the next update to the green building rating system.

By Healthcare Facilities Today


The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced its membership has voted to adopt LEED v4, the next update to the green building rating system. 

“There are 46 countries and territories around the world and all 50 U.S. states (and the District of Columbia) represented in the voting pool for LEED v4, which includes an extraordinarily diverse group of industry professionals, manufacturers, educators and other green building leaders,” Joel Ann Todd, chair of the LEED Steering Committee, said in a paress release. “USGBC sets a very high bar for a rating system to be approved. The rating system must earn a significant percentage of the overall vote as well as a majority approval from each of the various LEED stakeholder groups. This ensures that rating system approval represents the full diversity of USGBC’s membership.”

Over the course of LEED’s development cycle, the program undergoes a series of public comment periods ending with a final ballot, during which USGBC members vote on whether to adopt the changes within the final proposed system. 

“This update of LEED builds on the past while offering new requirements, preparing all LEED projects to achieve higher levels of building performance and positive environmental outcomes,” Scot Horst, senior vice president of LEED, USGBC, said in a press release. “This newest version of LEED challenges the market to make the next leap toward better, cleaner, healthier buildings. I am confident that people will also notice the improved usability of the system with an improved documentation process and more resources and tools to assist and support positive action.”

USGBC will offer educational webinars on LEED v4 this summer. The full program, along with reference guides, will be unveiled in November at Greenbuild International Conference & Expo.

There are more than 100 projects pursuing certification through the LEED v4 beta program. With projects currently in the review phase, some will certify as early as this summer. Enrollment for the beta program is still open. 

For more information on LEED v4, visit www.usgbc.org/leed/v4/

 

 



July 2, 2013


Topic Area: Energy Efficiency


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