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February 02, 2011
Green Challenge: Are we really making better buildings?
LEED Sets New Standard; Critics Question If It's Living Up to It (Architecture Record online, 1/30/2011) reports on questions coming from within the design and construction industry regarding the true beneifits of standardized green design. Is a building designed to LEED standards really more energy efficient than one that is not?
More info:
- USGBC, LEED Targeted by Class-Action Suit
- Lies, Damn Lies, and... (Another Look at LEED Energy Efficiency)
February 2, 2011 in 01 Making Buildings, sustainability | Permalink
