Are you looking for your project certification to be awarded in 2013? As the end of the year approaches, we’ve outlined the deadlines for application submissions for both Standard and Expedited reviews.
The following tables apply to all commercial rating systems (not including LEED Volume). These timelines also assume that no Appeal review is necessary. Appeal reviews typically take 20 business days, and Expedited Appeal reviews are on a 10-business day timeline.
Gail Vittori co-authored this article with Robin Guenther, FAIA, LEED AP, Perkins+Will, and Breeze Glazer, LEED AP, Perkins+Will.
The U.S. Department of Energy is holding this year’s Solar Decathlon in the Orange Country Great Park in Irvine, California, from October 3–13. The Solar Decathlon is a biennial international competition that challenges twenty collegiate and university student-led teams to design and build solar-powered net-zero homes that are affordable, energy-efficient, and aesthetically appealing.
Have a green thumb and a green building project? Then, LEED pilot credit SSpc82: Local Food Production is for you! Whether the project is growing food onsite or supporting an off-site farm, it could be rewarded for the intrinsic value of local food production.
Written by Jason Hartke and Sam Glass
In part, the environmental movement grew out of the great ideas of naturalists who were committed to the goals of nature conservation and habitat protection. Famous documentarian Ken Burns produced an amazing PBS series on the history of our national parks, calling them “America’s Best Idea.” Today, many land conservation groups carry on this mission of protecting America the Beautiful and all of our stunning natural areas and the precious fauna and flora that call it home.
Team Austria’s home ready to compete in the 2013 Solar Decathlon
As you stroll through the verdant green foothills of the Austrian Alps, you’ll be inspired by not only the quaint farm houses and pastures, but also number of solar panels on the south facing barn roofs. Austria has a long tradition of sustainability and is well known in Europe as a dynamic leader in renewable energy and sustainability. It’s therefore no surprise that we jumped at the chance to enter the 2013 Solar Decathlon in California!
Quarterly interpretations and addenda to the LEED 2009 rating systems and reference guides are now available. Use the credit library to access updated rating system language and interpretations.
INTERPRETATIONS
This quarter, we published 13 new LEED Interpretations (#10283-10291, 10293-10296). Highlights include:
Updated May 15: Exams for the LEED Green Associate, BD+C, ID+C and O+M will feature v4 content in June. Exams for Homes and ND will feature v4 content in 2015.
The LEED Professional Credential exams for the LEED Green Associate and LEED AP with specialty designations will feature LEED v4 material beginning on June 30, 2014.
So you want to earn a LEED professional credential but don’t know where to begin?
It doesn’t get any easier than this step-by-step guide to the LEED Green Associate and LEED AP with specialty.
Last week in Beijing, China I had the honor of presenting Yum! Brands Inc. with a LEED Gold plaque for their first LEED certified fast food restaurant in the nation’s capital. The restaurant is a local KFC that is impressive both inside and out with several green building strategies that will not only enhance the experience for customers, but also for the delighted staff I had the pleasure to meet.