From eco-structure.com, you can read the full article here

Here is the full report

One of the things I find most interesting about this article is this statement:

“… the report notes that “none of the systems discussed in this report ensures that a building will meet Federal sustainable design requirements (once certified), or that the building will perform optimally. Federal sector high-performance, sustainable design and operations requirements can be met without the use of a green building certification system.”

The article goes on to say essentially these systems can be a valuable checklist to basically ensure you are on track to meet federal guidelines and they do not mandate one over the other.

So I guess I am a bit puzzled by what this “approval” really means.

Please share your thoughts!