The Challenge and Promise of Green Buildings: Chapter 10 of Green Building Trends: Europe
Green buildings in the United States are certified at only one-fifth the number (per capita) as in the United Kingdom.
Green buildings are growing rapidly in the United States, with cumulative new projectregistrations under the LEED rating system growing 50 percent in 2006, 75 percent in 2007, and more than 80 percent in 2008. Yet more than half of LEED project certifications are still at the lower levels of Certified and Silver, indicating that the ability of design and construction teams to deliver high-level green buildings is still at an early stage of development. By contrast, the BREEAM system has certified about 9 percent of its buildings at the Excellent level, equivalent to LEED Platinum, the highest level, against about 5 percent in the LEED system.
This is an excerpt from Jerry Yudelson’s book, Green Building Trends: Europe
To read the entire chapter, click here to download the PDF version.
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