LEED

A Sustainable City Rises From the Rubble

6 May 2008 - 6:00am
NPR

A year after a tornado destroyed the city of Greensburg, Kansas, the city and its residents are bounding back in an economically and environmentally sustainable way.

Does LEED Have a Big City Bias?

26 April 2008 - 9:00am
CoStar Group

The vast majority of LEED-certified green buildings in the U.S. are located in major cities, leading some to wonder whether there might be an inherent bias in LEED's standards.

Is This McMansion Green?

12 April 2008 - 5:00am
The New York Times

A New York developer is unveiling plans for a fleet of luxury homes that aim to comply with LEED environmental standards. But this article from The New York Times wonders whether that really makes the homes green.

Green Building Requirement Weighed in San Francisco

27 February 2008 - 3:00pm
Christian Science Monitor

The city of San Francisco is considering a proposal to require most new commercial and residential buildings to comply with the green building standard LEED.