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In Defense of LEED

By Bob Faulhaber on March 8, 2011 6 Comments Bob Faulhaber, building industry, built environment, energy efficiency, green architecture, green building, Integrated Design, LEED, LEED certification, LEED-certified, sustainability, USGBC

A pending lawsuit alleges that the USGBC and its LEED standards are false advertising. Bob Faulhaber, who is himself a LEED, AP defends this green building certification system pointing out how it has succeeded in raising awareness and increasing involvement in developing and promoting green building techniques and that it has helped to promote an integrated approach to design and construction that has in fact lead to more sustainable buildings.

EPA Issues New Rule Targeting Construction Site Water Pollution

By Jessalyn Dingwell on January 13, 2010 2 Comments best management practices, builders, building industry, carbon emissions, carbon footprint, Climate Change, construction, construction industry, construction site run off, contaminants, environment, environmental, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, global warming, green building, green economy, greenhouse gas emissions, National Resources Defense Council, NRDC, Obama, Policy, pollution, pollution sources, rainfall, regulation, renewable energy, sediment, storm water management, sustainability, sustainable building, The Clean Water Act, The Clean Water Act of 1972, Turbidity, Washington, Water, water management, water pollution, water quality, waterways

Beginning February 1, 2010, an estimated 82,000 construction sites must comply with the EPA’s new regulation governing construction site discharge. The new regulation outlines stricter measures to reduce water pollution and the EPA expects compliance with the rule to reduce the amount of sediment and other pollutants discharged from construction sites by 4 billion pounds per year.