Liability & Litigation

Rules for Challenging LEED Certifications Changed

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:00:00 +0000

Green Building Certification Institute discreetly issues new policy manual

The Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) has changed the way it handles challenges to certifications it issues under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program.

Appeal Raises Questions About LEED Certification

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0000

GINA VITIELLO, LEED AP, CHAMBERLAIN HRDLICKA, ATLANTA, GA.

Challenge shows certification requirements are open to subjective interpretation

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has handed down its first decision with respect to a third-party challenge to a LEED certification. It involves an appeal of the certification awarded to Northland Pines High School in Eagle River, Wis. Now, we must figure out how the challenge and the USGBC’s response to it impacts the certification and decertification processes moving forward.