USGBC recently launched a series of enhancements to the LEED rating system certification process. The result of a nearly year-long process involving extensive customer feedback and market research, the LEED process innovations are aimed at reducing the LEED documentation process time, paperwork, and cost.
The chat will be hosted by David Gottfried, USGBC founder; Tom Hicks, Vice President of LEED; and Brendan Owens, Director of LEED Design and Construction.
Refinements include:
LEED Goes Paperless
LEED projects can now submit 100 percent of their documentation on-line using Adobe LiveCycle technology.
Streamlined Documentation and Certification
Documentation requirements have been aligned so that existing instruments of service can be accepted. Additionally, the credit review process has been modified to make it more user-friendly.
Design and Construction Phase Submittals
Project teams will have to option to submit documentation in two separate phases: first for the design phase, and then the construction phase.
Building in a Feedback Loop
In addition to improved customer service throughout the LEED process, USGBC is working to make customer feedback and interaction an integral part of that process.
