http://inhabitat.com/bessie-carmichael-school-awarded-100000-for-leed-certification/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Sat, 25 May 2013 19:09:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://inhabitat.com/bessie-carmichael-school-awarded-100000-for-leed-certification/comment-page-1/#comment-204141 verdedude Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:52:47 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=78785#comment-204141 use http://www.mrgreenpoints.com - the best online resource for quickly identifying regionally manufactured products that can help earn points for certified wood, recycled content, reclaimed material, rapidly renewable material and low VOCs use http://www.mrgreenpoints.com – the best online resource for quickly identifying regionally manufactured products that can help earn points for certified wood, recycled content, reclaimed material, rapidly renewable material and low VOCs

]]> http://inhabitat.com/bessie-carmichael-school-awarded-100000-for-leed-certification/comment-page-1/#comment-203991 Piper Kujac Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:32:39 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=78785#comment-203991 The San Francisco Unified School District was awarded this money in a joint effort from Adobe Systems and USGBC for 'green campus improvements', which includes a myriad of efforts on this front. Exactly where these funds are being allocated is still in development, but for those out there thinking the obvious, such as 'shouldn't this money be going towards education?', part of the funds will be put towards education and awareness of sustainable principles, etc., and no, the 100K would not be singularly eaten up by LEED Certification. The real value of LEED Certification is insurance and adherence to the guidelines it outlines. Check out some of the details of LEED for Existing Building Operations and Maintenance here: http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=3353 If all schools had to adhere to these guidelines, the operation costs (not to mention energy savings) would be phenomenal! The San Francisco Unified School District was awarded this money in a joint effort from Adobe Systems and USGBC for ‘green campus improvements’, which includes a myriad of efforts on this front. Exactly where these funds are being allocated is still in development, but for those out there thinking the obvious, such as ‘shouldn’t this money be going towards education?’, part of the funds will be put towards education and awareness of sustainable principles, etc., and no, the 100K would not be singularly eaten up by LEED Certification.
The real value of LEED Certification is insurance and adherence to the guidelines it outlines. Check out some of the details of LEED for Existing Building Operations and Maintenance here: http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=3353
If all schools had to adhere to these guidelines, the operation costs (not to mention energy savings) would be phenomenal!

]]> http://inhabitat.com/bessie-carmichael-school-awarded-100000-for-leed-certification/comment-page-1/#comment-203970 agent_phosgene Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:31:25 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=78785#comment-203970 Yes, that's how much certification costs. It's rediculious. LEED is an very expensive way of saying we built the building the way we should have and not much more. Yes, that’s how much certification costs. It’s rediculious. LEED is an very expensive way of saying we built the building the way we should have and not much more.

]]> http://inhabitat.com/bessie-carmichael-school-awarded-100000-for-leed-certification/comment-page-1/#comment-203861 Bob Ellenberg Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:43:40 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=78785#comment-203861 If I read this right, the building is complete and they got a grant of $100K to get the certification? If I read this right, the building is complete and they got a grant of $100K to get the certification?

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