The official invitation to participate in the pilot program of the newly developed LEED-EB was sent to more than 2,000 USGBC members and affiliated organizations. The USGBC is seeking to identify 50 projects that will shape LEED-EB by putting the newest green building rating system to the test.
The new product builds on the enormous success of LEED 2.0, which was launched in 2000 to certify the overall environmental performance of new commercial buildings. "The challenge has been to adapt LEED 2.0 for the nearly 250,000 major building-improvement projects that are undertaken every year on existing buildings," states Christine Ervin, president and CEO of the USGBC.