Team, check out the article at this link: http://www.facilitiesnet.com/bom/articleemail.asp?id=8965
I have been waiting for some publicized audits of LEED NC buildings to come out. As I expected, they are not all that much better than many of their counterparts with regard to energy use. Why? Because there is precious little emphasis (staff, budget, cultural, systemic, and otherwise) on supporting green buildings after they are built. The result: new buildings emblazoned with LEED plaques that soon after close out documents are passed on, begin to resemble the twenty-year old building next door in almost every way. Now is the time for IFMA to lead the USGBC EB initiatives. In an interesting move for FM's, now is the time for the USGBC to outsource EB implementation, education, and culture shift to the organization that has the moxie to get it done. Plaques should not be adhered to walls with compliant adhesive unless the building certification includes a component to maintain the certification. Some teeth in the current NC system would be nice. Maybe not a pit bull, but at least an angry terrier. Plaque police? Annual Audits/recertification? Published lists of Green Buildings with current status - including the names of the design and construction teams?
Bottom line: Without FM's carrying the green flame after it is lit, all LEED will be is a lot of smoke reflecting in the shiny plaque. - ww
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