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Is LEED Broken?

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Andy Slabaugh
27 October 2005 - 6:00am

The U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program is rapidly becoming the dominant system for certifying buildings as eco-friendly.

"LEED is a design process that should, in theory, produce buildings that conserve resources, reduce operating costs and pollution, help address global warming, improve marketability and durability, preserve the ozone layer, protect occupant health, and improve worker productivity. When the program was launched, the hope was that it would transform the design and construction of commercial buildings.

"But LEED's early bloom is fading. Green building has a robust future, but this certification system may not. LEED is broken."

Full Story: LEEDing Us Astray?
Source: Grist Magazine, October 27, 2005
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