The date change is in response to USGBC
members’ requests for more time to absorb the changes in the next version of the
rating system, said USGBC President and CEO Rick Fedrizzi.
In response to concerns raised by
members, core LEED users and stakeholders, and in an effort to provide the
marketplace a view of the full LEED program experience prior to ballot, the
U.S.
Green Building Council announced today it will delay ballot on LEED
2012 until June 1, 2013 (or potentially earlier in 2013 if USGBC members and
the market indicate readiness for ballot). Because of this date change, LEED
2012 is being renamed LEED v4.
“This is 100% in
response to our members’ desire that we give them a bit more time to absorb the
changes in this next version of the rating system,” said USGBC President and
CEO
Rick Fedrizzi. “We want to do everything we
can to ensure that the market can fully embrace LEED v4 because it represents
significant progress on carbon reduction and human health.”
Scot
Horst, senior vice president, LEED, added: “LEED pushes the
envelope to bring transformation to the market - that’s what we do,” said. “We
remain committed to that, and to making sure that what we deliver is complete
and can be successfully implemented.”
In addition to
the ballot date change, other actions include:
Keeping
LEED 2009 open for registration for three years;
Continuing
to ask for the market’s assistance in “test-driving” LEED v4 to gain important
insight during a time when improvements in usability infrastructure can be made;
and
Committing
to a fifth public comment that will open on Oct. 2, 2012, and run through Dec.
10, 2012, to take advantage of Greenbuild (Nov. 14-16, 2012) where USGBC will
hold public forums and educational sessions on site in San Francisco. This will
help stakeholders better understand requirements as well as any final changes
that may appear in the new draft. Greenbuild will also serve as a platform to
debut new forms, submittal documents and LEED Online enhancements that will
help improve and enhance the user experience.
“Greenbuild
will provide us the perfect venue to experience the look and feel of the new system
as an integrated package,” Fedrizzi noted. “Then we can take the first part of
2013 to make sure the consensus body has everything it needs for a successful
ballot.”
To date, nearly
47,000 projects are currently participating in the commercial and institutional
LEED rating systems, comprising 9.5 billion sq. ft. of construction space in
all 50 U.S. states and 120 countries. In addition, more than 20,000 residential
units have been certified under the LEED for Homes rating system, with nearly
80,000 more homes registered.
For more
information about the new LEED rating system, visit
usgbc.org/LEEDv4.
Source:
USGBC
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