Tumult Grows Over LEED Rating System Update
Tuesday, Sep. 4th 2012 6:29 PM
Members of the buildings sector are applauding the U.S. Green Building Council’s decision to delay the release of the next version of its popular green-building rating system, called LEED. In the meantime, debate rages on over the content of the draft revision.
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