Tag: international green building

  • Two Billion or Bust: LEED Square Footage Tips the Scales

    Brendan Owens, LEED AP, P.E. Vice President, LEED Technical Development U.S. Green Building Council Ever been to New York, NY? Picture the island of Manhattan in your mind (or Google’s). Now multiply that by three. Or, picture the entire District of…

  • Two Billion or Bust: LEED Square Footage Tips the Scales

    Brendan Owens, LEED AP, P.E.Vice President, LEED Technical DevelopmentU.S. Green Building CouncilEver been to New York, NY? Picture the island of Manhattan in your mind (or Google’s). Now multiply that by three. Or, picture the entire District of Columbia. Both are roughly equivalent to two billion square feet – the amount of LEED-certified space that…