Perhaps the biggest loophole in the LEED certification process is the fact that there is little incentive for owners to ensure that buildings maintain efficient performance post-certification. Under the previous LEED rating systems, once a building obtained a LEED certification level, it would not be downgraded if actual building performance deteriorated or did not live [...]
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Recently, Nicole Kibert of Carlton Fields, P.A., compiled an Index of Green Building Provisions in Municipal Codes. The article is an excellent resource for Florida green building practitioners because it identifies the local green building requirements and incentives. The following excerpt from Kibert’s article highlights state a local efforts to mandate and encourage green building practices [...]
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