This post follows a previous entry regarding a letter to the editor published in the August 2010 Columbus CEO magazine titled “LEED Program is Another Sham,” in which Mr. Bruce Wingfield compares LEED to “Climate Gate.” Mr. Wingfield has now responded to OGBL’s blog post. His response, and the full body of his original submission to Columbus CEO, are reproduced below. First a [...]
Archive for July, 2010
Open Letter to LEED Deniers, Part II: The Response
Posted in LEED, LEED v3, National, Ohio on July 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Open letter to LEED Deniers:
Posted in Central Ohio, LEED, LEED v3, Ohio on July 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
[Editor's note: Subsequent to the posting of the entry below, the author of the "LEED Program is Another Sham" letter responded directly to OGBL. The body of his response, and his original letter to Columbus CEO magazine, are reproduced in a subsequent post on this blog.] In a letter to the editor published in the August 2010 Columbus [...]
Breaking Down the LEED v.3 Challange Procedure
Posted in Green building litigation, LEED v3, Leedigation, National, Ohio on July 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
After months (perhaps years) of hard work, your project achieved LEED® certification. But months (perhaps years) after the plaque was hung, you get word that somebody has challenged your certification. What now? We’ll answer that question in a minute. First a contrasting scenario: You put in the same months (years) of hard work only to [...]
Northland Pines LEED Challenge: Arrival of Green Building Law or Much Ado?
Posted in City, Codes and Regulations, Federal, Green building litigation, Leedigation, National, Ohio, State on July 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As the green building law blogosphere was erupting over the Northland Pines LEED Challenge, I summed up the situation for an esteemed and diverse group of green professionals (including engineers, contractors, facility managers, architects, and suppliers) and I received some intriguing feedback. First a quick synopsis for the uninitiated. A group of “concerned members of the community” (i.e., persons [...]
