DOD Should Continue Green Building Rating For New Consfruction, Research Council Says

摘要

The Defense Department should continue requiring new military construction or major renovations to be certified to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building standard or equivalent rating, the National Research Council said Feb. 15. Green building certification systems such as LEED help reduce energy and water use, according to a report by the council, a branch of the National Academies. Researchers reviewed existing literature related to energy efficiency and green building standards to conduct the study of DOD's use of building rating systems.