Dive summary:
- The U.S. Green Building Council wants to extend its global footprint in construction, and it has an offer for the 112 nations where LEED has yet to used: Be the first project to qualify in that country, and you get the certification for free.
- LEED is hardly a U.S.-only program, having been used in 140 countries so far, but the "LEED Earth" campaign aims to take it further.
- USGBC says the offer for the "un-LEEDed" countries is open to any project, whether it be new construction, commercial interiors, existing buildings, core and shell structures, new homes or neighborhood developments.
From the article:
"Buildings are the single greatest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions of any sector, and the least costly way to alleviate the environmental stresses of our changing planet. ..."
