More Than 75 Members of Congress Urge USGBC to Open LEED Rating System
Members of Congress have joined with 10 U.S. governors, adding their voices to the thousands calling for an open LEED rating system.
Petition Delivered to USGBC
Today SFI delivered nearly 6,000 petition signatures and hundreds of comments to President, CEO & Founding Chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council Rick Fedrizzi.
USGBC Needs to Find a Better Way to Assess Forest Certification
The USGBC recently requested comments on a fourth round of draft benchmarks to evaluate forest certification programs in its LEED green building rating system.
Timber Caucus Supports Inclusive LEED Policy
The co-chairs of the Congressional Timber Caucus recently sent a powerful letter to the USGBC advocating for the organization to reverse its exclusive LEED policy.
Blog 4 – SFI Statement on LEED: Expanding Inclusive Policies
In the final installment of the blog series about SFI’s LEED statements, I wanted to discuss how agencies, governments, and rating systems worldwide have embraced inclusive forest certification policies.
Blog 3 – SFI Statement on LEED: Petition Support
Not only have we received broad support to open the LEED rating system from government and forest community leaders, but have also received thousands of comments on the petition.
Blog 2 – SFI Statement on LEED: Community and Government Support
Yesterday I talked about how giving credit only to FSC-certified wood discriminates against North American wood for LEED projects.
Blog 1 – SFI Statement on LEED: Discrimination Against North American Wood
You’ve probably seen the U.S. and Canadian SFI statements on the LEED Certification credits referenced on our website, the petition and in various other mediums.
Forest Experts in the US and Canada Ask USGBC to Open LEED
Two major North American groups representing forestry experts have weighed in with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) on the LEED standard.
SFI + FSC = Healthier Forests
As I’ve said before, making the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Rating System more inclusive would be of value for green building and the North American economy.
