August 17, 2005—The US Green Building Council (USGBC) has filed an application with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to become an ANSI accredited national standards developer for standards related to green building practices.
“Since its beginnings more than a decade ago, USGBC has used a consensus process to develop the LEED Green Building Rating System,” commented USGBC President, CEO and Founding Chairman Rick Fedrizzi. “Becoming ANSI-accredited will underscore USGBC’s commitment to its core values, which include openness, inclusiveness, and collaboration. It is also part of the continual improvement of USGBC.”
LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is USGBC’s voluntary, consensus based rating system for accelerating the adoption of sustainable building practices. LEED aims to recognize the top 25% of building practices and reward those that are pushing the bar in the development of innovative and high performing buildings.
For more information, visit the USGBC Web site.
