Georgia: March 2008 Archives
Greening Georgia Facilities: An Analysis of LEED
® Requirement ImpactsThis report focuses on green building policies that affect state funded, owned, or leased buildings and provides recommendations for how best to proceed to encourage green building in State of Georgia facilities. This report is the result of research performed by the Sustainable Facilities and Infrastructure Branch (SFI) of the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), with support from the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority (GEFA). The purpose of this study is to provide the state with data, analysis, and specific recommendations to support its decision as to whether or not such a policy is in the best interest of Georgia residents, and to recommend next steps that can be taken to advance the goal of green building for state facilities
The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System is rapidly becoming the standard and benchmark for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings. This presentation offers an overview of LEED, including new applications currently being evaluated. Emphasis will be placed on how LEED requirements impact carpet specification.
