The following is from a Buildinggreen.com article written about Matt’s experience writing the new LEED AP exam:
New LEED AP Exam Writer Tells All
Editor’s Note: When Matt Macko, a principal at Environmental Building Strategies, told me that he was the only energy expert in the room when the new LEED AP BD+C exam was [...]

HR 2454 or the Waxman-Markey bill, named after its two major supporters Henry A. Waxman and Edward J. Markey of the Energy and Commerce Committee, was passed in the US House of Representatives on June 27. Its major mandate is a cap and trade system though it does have other green practices scattered throughout. There [...]

The 11th Step in ‘The 12 Steps to a Successful LEED Project’ is:
Bring Commissioning on Early
Commissioning is similar to energy modeling in that it is a necessity on a LEED New Construction Project. Basic Commissioning is required as is some type of energy model showing an improvement in the buildings baseline energy performance. [...]

I am not sure how many of you read the recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle about a net zero modular multi-tenant townhouse being built by a bay area company. I am very glad that this article made the front page especially on a day when Michelle Obama visited San Francisco. It [...]

This is crucial because of the technicalities associated with LEED. If you don’t involve extra points and commit to achieving just the minimum threshold to obtain a certain certification level you are setting yourself up for failure. Always build in 2-4 extra points that you think are possible and document them as you [...]

Document early and often
Parties need to understand the importance of documenting throughout the process. This is especially relevant when it comes to MR credits. Because of the volume of information those credits require, it is essential that team members provide the LEED Consultants or PM’s with the documentation to be able to quantify [...]