http://www.schinnerer.com/blogs/rm/tags/u.s.greenbuildingcouncil/ Shortening our publishing cycle en Paul Riccardi Mon, 21 May 2012 12:26:00 GMT Pebble (http://pebble.sourceforge.net) http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.schinnerer.com/blogs/rm/2012/04/24/green_buildings_surviving_disasters.html <p>The ability of a building to withstand natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes is not currently taken into account by the United States Green Building Council&rsquo;s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system that rewards buildings for being sustainable. However, this may eventually change, as <a href="http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/design-architecture/want-a-8216green-building-build-it-for-disasters/5602?tag=search-river">architects have been pointing out that a green building is one that doesn&rsquo;t have to be rebuilt after a disaster.</a> This is a valid point, due to all of the energy and materials that are necessarily expended during new construction. While it may take years for LEED to incorporate the resiliency of a building into its rating system, LEED does recognize that the ability to withstand disasters is an important aspect of sustainable structures.</p> http://www.schinnerer.com/blogs/rm/2012/04/24/green_buildings_surviving_disasters.html#comments http://www.schinnerer.com/blogs/rm/2012/04/24/green_buildings_surviving_disasters.html Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:42:00 GMT http://www.schinnerer.com/blogs/rm/2010/08/03/gbci_takes_closer_control_of_leed_reviews.html <p><a href="http://www.buildinggreen.com/">BuildingGreen.com</a> reports that GBCI (Green Building Certification Institute) is making <a href="http://www.buildinggreen.com/auth/article.cfm/2010/7/6/GBCI-Takes-Closer-Control-of-LEED-Reviews/">changes to regain control in the supervision of LEED certifications</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.schinnerer.com/blogs/rm/2010/08/03/gbci_takes_closer_control_of_leed_reviews.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.schinnerer.com/blogs/rm/2010/08/03/gbci_takes_closer_control_of_leed_reviews.html#comments http://www.schinnerer.com/blogs/rm/2010/08/03/gbci_takes_closer_control_of_leed_reviews.html Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:23:00 GMT