Tag: certification process
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Learning from the LEED-Homes Platinum 100K House
A few years ago, Chad Ludeman and Nic Darling of Postgreen embarked on a journey “to build a LEED Platinum home for $100,000 in hard construction costs.” Lucky for you, they not only succeeded but documented the entire process on their popular 100K House blog! Image credit: Postgreen While their blog covers topics beyond the…
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Learning from the LEED-Homes Platinum 100K House
A few years ago, Chad Ludeman and Nic Darling of Postgreen embarked on a journey “to build a LEED Platinum home for $100,000 in hard construction costs.” Lucky for you, they not only succeeded but documented the entire process on their popular 100K House blog! Image credit: Postgreen While their blog covers topics beyond the…
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The LEED Size Gap: When a Renovation Is Ineligible for LEED Certification
A few days ago I got a very interesting email from my new best friend Dan Overbey of Browning Day Mullins Deirdorf Architects. He relayed a story about a client who was building a 16,000 sf horizontally attached addition to an existing 25,000 sf build…
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The LEED Size Gap: When a Renovation Is Ineligible for LEED Certification
A few days ago I got a very interesting email from my new best friend Dan Overbey of Browning Day Mullins Deirdorf Architects. He relayed a story about a client who was building a 16,000 sf horizontally attached addition to an existing 25,000 sf build…
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5 Ways Your LEED Project Can Be Challenged, Cancelled, or *GASP* Revoked!
Though it hasn’t received a tremendous amount of attention*, part of the LEED v3 updates included various paths by which LEED project registrations can be cancelled and people can challenge existing LEED certifications and possibly have those projects’ LEED status revoked! If you haven’t browsed it yet, I would highly recommend flipping through the GBCI…