http://aribra.com/green-sustainability-and-the-need-for-third-party-validation sustainable, development Mon, 04 Jul 2011 20:39:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://aribra.com/green-sustainability-and-the-need-for-third-party-validation/comment-page-1#comment-240 Timothy R. Hughes Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:50:11 +0000 http://aribra.com/?p=1073#comment-240 I think your comment has a lot of validity Tommy. Moving forward, my bet is we see energy efficiency becoming regulated much more aggressively with basic building codes, and even more so with the ICC model green code that is currently chugging along through development. There will still be a place for LEED, but it may be less central to the sustainable development conversation than it is now. I think your comment has a lot of validity Tommy. Moving forward, my bet is we see energy efficiency becoming regulated much more aggressively with basic building codes, and even more so with the ICC model green code that is currently chugging along through development. There will still be a place for LEED, but it may be less central to the sustainable development conversation than it is now.

]]> http://aribra.com/green-sustainability-and-the-need-for-third-party-validation/comment-page-1#comment-131 Timothy R. Hughes Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:50:11 +0000 http://aribra.com/?p=1073#comment-131 I think your comment has a lot of validity Tommy. Moving forward, my bet is we see energy efficiency becoming regulated much more aggressively with basic building codes, and even more so with the ICC model green code that is currently chugging along through development. There will still be a place for LEED, but it may be less central to the sustainable development conversation than it is now. I think your comment has a lot of validity Tommy. Moving forward, my bet is we see energy efficiency becoming regulated much more aggressively with basic building codes, and even more so with the ICC model green code that is currently chugging along through development. There will still be a place for LEED, but it may be less central to the sustainable development conversation than it is now.

]]> http://aribra.com/green-sustainability-and-the-need-for-third-party-validation/comment-page-1#comment-128 Tommy Manuel Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:28:00 +0000 http://aribra.com/?p=1073#comment-128 One should consider taking the $50,000 expense for certification and instead invest it into the project with the goal of exceeding LEED's grading system. One should consider taking the $50,000 expense for certification and instead invest it into the project with the goal of exceeding LEED's grading system.

]]> http://aribra.com/green-sustainability-and-the-need-for-third-party-validation/comment-page-1#comment-125 constructionlaw Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:16:11 +0000 http://aribra.com/?p=1073#comment-125 Great thoughts Tim! LEED can work, and many of its benefits are not energy related. However, the ability of the USGBC to make strides toward what most private owners are seeking will be key. Great thoughts Tim! LEED can work, and many of its benefits are not energy related. However, the ability of the USGBC to make strides toward what most private owners are seeking will be key.

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