Third Public-Comment Period for Update to LEED Green-Building Program set to Open

A third public-comment period for a proposed update of the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC's) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green-building certification program will be open March 1-20.

Scott Arnold

Feb. 14, 2012

Members of the public will be able to comment on any substantive change made to the rating system since the second public-comment period concluded on Sept. 14, 2011, by clicking here.

LEED 2012 will be balloted in June and launch in November. Beginning April 2, employees of USGBC national member organizations in good standing will have the opportunity to join the consensus body that will vote in the ballot. For its employees to be eligible to join the consensus body, a member organization must be in good standing by March 1 and remain so throughout the balloting period. For more information, click here.

About the Author

Scott Arnold

Executive Editor

Described by a colleague as "a cyborg ... requir(ing) virtually no sleep, no time off, and bland nourishment that can be consumed while at his desk" who was sent "back from the future not to terminate anyone, but with the prime directive 'to edit dry technical copy' in order to save the world at a later date," Scott Arnold joined the editorial staff of HPAC Engineering in 1999. Prior to that, he worked as an editor for daily newspapers and a specialty-publications company. He has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Kent State University.