Dive summary:
- The U.S. Green Building Council is encountering head winds with its proposal to link LEED credit for building materials to what effects the products' contents have on human health.
- The organization is going to use a $13 million grant from Google to gather scientific evidence that USGBC and opponents of the content-linked system can use in discussions.
- The content proposal is part of proposed LEED Version 4, which will be voted on in June. A trade group, American High-Performance Buildings Coalition, is concerned.
From the article:
Under the grant, "we will reach out to stakeholders and work with people we know we may not agree with." ...