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Get the lowdown on LEED Certification

By: McCoy's Editorial Team

a “green” home applying LEED standards and technology uses less energy and water and  fewer natural resources

We have talked here before about the two organizations that are taking the lead in establishing standards and consistent definitions of certifiable green building. The main two camps we have out there now are LEED Certification and NAHB Green Building Certification.

Although the following article is geared more toward larger, multifamily type buildings, it still does a good job of explaining the LEED program and how it works. Some of this is information that has already been posted here before and, since we are all still learning, it never hurts to hear about it again from a different perspective.

Find out more about LEED Green Building Certification

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