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  Too blame expensive

  I happen to work in the electrical design field and my employer will not allow me to get LEED certification because it is simply too expensive and the people running the show at LEED are making out like bandits (as stated in the article).  One architect I spoke with at work said he agreed that they were making a killing at it but it also points to a problem of how we've been designing buildings all wrong to begin with.  Not to mention that a lot of contractors I speak to on jobsites are sometimes amazed at how much waste is generated on a project and wonder what they can do with it.  Now the only obstacle I see is actually getting the end user of the building (the owner) to buy into a greener building.  That usually is the problem, they don't want to spend the extra cash to do something better (also one of the joys of living in a very "red" state in the south).  I think the tides are turning in favor of green buildings not so much due to LEED but to good 'ol common sense.  Once the people with the money that want the buildings are educated about the benefits of green buildings the ball will start rolling a lot faster.  But how do you educate the typically closed minded and greedy?On LEED green-building program confronts critics and growing pains posted 4 years ago 11 Responses

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  Too blame expensive

  I happen to work in the electrical design field and my employer will not allow me to get LEED certification because it is simply too expensive and the people running the show at LEED are making out like bandits (as stated in the article).  One architect I spoke with at work said he agreed that they were making a killing at it but it also points to a problem of how we've been designing buildings all wrong to begin with.  Not to mention that a lot of contractors I speak to on jobsites are sometimes amazed at how much waste is generated on a project and wonder what they can do with it.  Now the only obstacle I see is actually getting the end user of the building (the owner) to buy into a greener building.  That usually is the problem, they don't want to spend the extra cash to do something better (also one of the joys of living in a very "red" state in the south).  I think the tides are turning in favor of green buildings not so much due to LEED but to good 'ol common sense.  Once the people with the money that want the buildings are educated about the benefits of green buildings the ball will start rolling a lot faster.  But how do you educate the typically closed minded and greedy?On Top green-building system is in desperate need of repair posted 4 years ago 11 Responses