SFI, ATFS, and PEFC-certified wood all could join FSC in qualifying for LEED points More
After months of study, the GSA recommends the federal government continue to use LEED, but also recommends using Green Globes as well. More
USA Today took aim at the green building industry today with a special report that argues against the environmental benefts promoted through the U.S. Green Building Council's programs. More
Dealers frustrated by government agencies' seeming enchantment with the LEED green certification system have reason to relax. More
The Defense Department has been pulled into a different kind of battle than it's used to--the fight over the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) LEED system and its preference for wood certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). More
A just-passed bill promoting a more expansive view of green building certification programs at the Pentagon is generating cheers among lobbyists opposed to an exclusive embrace of the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED system and a "bring it on" attitude from the USGBC. More
The Pentagon spending bill passed by Congress will force the military to provide a cost-benefit analysis and return on investment on its sustainable building efforts and will prohibit, through Sept. 30, any spending on reaching LEED gold and platinum certification. More
Mountain Lumber uses the proximity of its products to boost sales--and a green cause. More
In what could be a major step toward quieting the wood-certification dispute, the U.S. Green Building Council has proposed giving credit under its LEED program to several currently unrecognized wood-certification groups for at least helping bring more transparency to green construction efforts. More
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will preferentially select wood in its new building projects, seek to enhance research and development in green building materials, and look for ways to show off wood as a green building material in big buildings, Agriculture Secretary Tim Vilsack announced. More
