The webcast schedule, LEED 2009 documentation and comment forms are available on the USGBC website. The comment period ends at 5 pm, Pacific Time, June 22.
"Continuing to seek the right balance between technical advancement and market transformation was a driving force behind the LEED 2009 work," says Horst. Described as an "evolution," rather than a "tear down and rebuild" of the existing LEED rating system, the 2009 version reorganizes the system and includes several advancements.
Chief among the changes is a transparent re-weighting and point re-allocation of LEED credits so the highest-priority credits achieve the most points. The weighting redistributes the available points, so point value more accurately reflects features that affect a building's environmental impact.
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