About those green buildings
Not so much -- from
The Daily Caller:
Report: DC�s green-approved buildings using more energy
Washington, D.C. may have the highest number of certified green buildings in the country, but research by Environmental Policy Alliance suggests it might not be doing much good.
The free-market group analyzed the first round of energy usage data released by city officials Friday and found that large, privately-owned buildings that received the green energy certification Leadership in Energy Design (LEED) actually use more energy than buildings that didn�t receive this green stamp of approval.
More:
Take the Green Building Council�s Washington headquarters. Replete with the group�s top green-energy accolade, the platinum LEED certification, the USGBC�s main base comes in at 236 EUI. The average EUI for uncertified buildings in the capital? Just 199.
The research was done by a group called
LEED Exposed
Lots more at the site -- it is a scam. A lot of what they look for has no bearing on energy usage. The EPA has a similar program called Energy Star and some buildings certified as LEED green buildings fail to receive the EPA�s Energy Star seal.
Most Federal buildings now have to be rated by this organization so our tax dollars are being wasted. Again, the site has a lot of hard data and links -- LEED is a scam.
Posted by DaveH at March 4, 2014 1:07 PM