Global green building alliance releases guide for $35 trillion investment to achieve net zero, meet global energy transition goals

The annual award recognizes green building projects that have quantifiable metrics demonstrating the performance and positive impact of the sustainable design.

The new LEED Operations and Maintenance: Multifamily program will offer solutions for existing multifamily projects with at least 20 units.

The plans also include a built-in wastewater treatment system and rainwater collection.

The new evaluation procedure considers the building in an environment where only renewable energy is used. Sun and wind provide the primary electricity.

This move means that projects achieving the energy and water requirements in Living Building Challenge will be considered as technically equivalent to LEED.

The world’s top-performing companies are prioritizing sustainability as part of their corporate social responsibility efforts, and a majority of them are using LEED to achieve their goals, according to the new survey.

The guidelines are aimed at strengthening and streamlining commercial building workforce training and certification programs for workers in energy auditing, building commissioning, building operations, and energy management.

Georgia's state legislature is considering a measure to require all state buildings to only use green building standards that permit the use of Georgia's lumber.