Scoring green--A look at green programs to achieve high-performance buildings

摘要

The American Institute of Architects, Washington, D.C., recently took a closer look at the rating systems that have had the most market penetration in North America, including LEED and Green Globes. According to Jessyca Henderson, AIA, resource architect for AIA: "Programs that offer guidelines to designers that address energy performance and other vital characteristics of sustainable design are a good thing-we encourage the use of checklists, rating systems and other proprietary systems if they aid in the production of high-performance buildings. Rating systems, however, are not a catchall for sustainable design or a guarantee for energy performance.