The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released a draft of the next version of the LEED rating systems, and has opened the first public comment period for that draft. The comment period will run from Nov. 8, 2010, to Dec. 31, 2010.

According to USGBC’s website, a second public comment period is expected in mid-2011, and the rating system itself is expected to be released in November 2012. Although it had been dubbed “LEED 2012” informally during development, after the current “LEED 2009” system, the new version of the rating system is officially unnamed.

We would encourage product manufacturers to look over the LEED credits relevant to their products and provide the USGBC with comments, concerns and issues regarding the impact the changes might have on your product and its inclusion on LEED projects. Here is the Web site for posting public comments: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=2360

To learn more about how your product and services fit into LEED projects, call Green Apple Group at 407-517-4748.

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