LEED Certification, The Bottom Line

There are many new office buildings going up across the country that are building towards the very sought after LEED Certification.  If you are lucky enough to capture this LEED Certification for a newly built building, it is an enormous victory for everybody involved.  The path towards applying for and getting a building LEED certified is not easy.  A recent article in the Boston Business Journal outlined this path and what each party involved needs to do in order to have a chance at grabbing this LEED Certification.  Everybody from Owners, Engineers, Architects and Contractors need to be on their game at all times and work together in order to get there.  The path may be difficult and "despite the higher upfront costs of LEED certification, studies have shown that for every one dollar invested per square foot, a savings of two to three dollars per square foot is realized in lower operating costs. Paired with increased market value, green building looks good for the bottom line."

From the Boston Business Journal: http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2008/09/22/newscolumn1.html?f=et178&b=1222056000%5e1702425&ana=e_vert