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Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a green building certification program used worldwide. Developed by the non-profit U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), it includes a set of rating systems for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of green buildings, homes, and neighborhoods, which aims to help building owners and…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEED | is a | design tool rather than a performance-measurement tool and has tended to focus on energy modeling rather than actual energy consumption | 0.90 | text |
| the U.S | instance of | Future updates to the standard are planned to occur every five years.LEED forms the basis for other sustainability rating systems | 0.80 | text |
| Winnipeg's Canadian Museum for Human Rights are LEED certified due to practices including the use of rainwater harvesting | instance of | Buildings in Canada | 0.80 | text |
| green roofs | instance of | Buildings in Canada | 0.80 | text |
| and natural lighting.As of March 18 | instance of | Buildings in Canada | 0.80 | text |
| 2022 | instance of | Buildings in Canada | 0.80 | text |
| the Canada Green Building Council took over direct oversight for LEED | instance of | Buildings in Canada | 0.80 | text |
| Auden Schendler | instance of | CriticismCritics of LEED certification | 0.80 | text |
| Randy Udall have pointed out that the process is slow | instance of | CriticismCritics of LEED certification | 0.80 | text |
| complicated | instance of | CriticismCritics of LEED certification | 0.80 | text |
| and expensive | instance of | CriticismCritics of LEED certification | 0.80 | text |
| using recycled materials | instance of | 100 LEED-certified commercial buildings found that designers tended to choose easier points | 0.80 | text |
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