5. Charrette – More the better
An Eco-Charrette is a crucial tool for success. All ideas are put on the table and all sustainability goals are addressed. You will also get a chance to see where the experience is in the room and then can decide how to coach those less experienced folk [...]

This is the 4th Step in our 12 Steps to a Successful LEED Project series.  Please read the following and let us know what you think - feel free to comment or inquire through  our website.
4.      Record, Record, Record
This goes along with what was mentioned last week about sharing the successes we incur in life.  [...]

This is our 3rd step in a 12 step process of achieving LEED certification.  I hope you enjoy this one cuz its important! Like really important…

3. Write down your Sustainability Goals
All projects that are seeking LEED certification should have a sustainability statement to which governs their project. Sustainability is such a broad term [...]

2. Evaluate compliance and strategies

Teams must initially evaluate their projects ability to comply with LEED and which system is most appropriate. Sometimes costs will be too much of a hurdle to overcome especially with certain versions of the new LEED 2009 system. If region is a hurdle then often more expensive credits will have [...]

We are starting this weekend off with a new series. 12 Steps to a Successful LEED Project.
In an effort to get updated with LEED 2009 we are offering up a document we’ve compiled to educate building owners and developers on how to organize their LEED project.
We’ll start with the basics and describe in relative [...]