A new governmental review of green building rating systems will inform future decision-making on the system(s) to be used across the federal government. An interagency group is examining the Green Building Certification System Review and evaluating how these systems can advance the performance of federal buildings. The General Services Administration (GSA) will hold an online listening session on July 10 for the public to provide feedback to the review group.
Every five years GSA must evaluate green building certification systems and report to the Secretary of Energy the rating system and certification level that would be most likely to deliver high performance and green objectives for federal buildings. The Secretary of Energy uses this report, along with other consultation, to decide which system(s) will be used across the federal government. Following the 2006 review, GSA recommended the use of the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification system.
Register online by July 3 to participate in the July 10 listening session, which will be hosted via a web-meetings platform. The GSA evaluation of green building certification systems can be found online at www.gsa.gov/gbcertificationreview. The discussion topics for the interagency review group and the listening session also are available from that website.
GSA also plans to schedule a public review and comment period in addition to the July 10 listening session and one held on June 25.
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