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Thursday, June 04, 2009
Greening existing buildings takes off like a rocket
Our analysis of LEED-EBOM project registrations shows that LEED for Existing Buildings has registered 1400 new projects in the past 12 months, from June of 2008 through May of 2009, representing nearly 500 million square feet of space. More than 80 percent of all new LEED-EBOM projects are with private ownership. Almost 65 percent of all projects are in just 10 states, with California representing more than 20 percent of all newly registered projects. Private businesses are finding out that it’s easy to rebrand a modern office building, one that has an ENERGY STAR rating, as a green building. Expect the total number of LEED-EB certified projects to more than double in 2009. With a good consultant, most buildings can get the certification within 9 months.
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