• Now that LEED, and other Green Building codes, such as the CA Green Building Standards Code, that will become required in January 2011, are becoming standard goals for many California builders and developers, we’d like to push the codes to award more points for water efficincy and particularly water reuse systems, which should be standard features of CA building projects.Increasing the amount of data available is key to developing more appropriate standards for incorporating integraqted water management into building codes. Another reason to participate in LEED’s request for building performarnce data.

    Wanted: LEED Building Performance Data
    USGBC’s Building Performance Partnership (BPP) engages commercial and residential LEED building owners and managers in an effort to optimize the performance of buildings through data collection, analysis and action.

    Chapter leaders can play an important role in helping to recruit participants. Data Collection Phase 1 is focused on energy and water. This data-collection effort will be based in ENERGY STAR’s Portfolio Manager for LEED-certified commercial projects and in Earth Aid for LEED-certified residential projects. E-mailLEEDPerformance@usgbc.org with any questions.