In the past two years, I’ve heard more and more questions about whether the local market is losing interest in the LEED Green Building Rating System. I’ve always quickly said no, but the frequency of the question got me to wondering if I was missing a bigger … [Read more...]
Mid-Year 2016 LEED Rankings – Houston Totals 461 Certified Projects
In the first six months of 2016, Houston added 29 LEED certified commercial projects, a 6.71% increase, for a total of 461 projects. The top 50 U.S. cities added 508 LEED certified commercial projects, an exact 6.00% increase over project totals at the end of … [Read more...]
Houston LEED 2010 Statistics: More Certified than Registered
For the first time ever, the number of Houston LEED projects Certified exceeded the number of projects Registered for LEED. In 2010, the Houston region had 59 projects acheive LEED certification, a 55% increase over 2009 and a continuation of the exponential … [Read more...]
Six Hines properties in Greenspoint Plaza achieve LEED Certification
"Hines is one of the most sustainable real estate companies in the world." I won't argue with that. Hines has been practicing green building for decades. Founder Gerald Hines was a Mechanical Engineer before he became a developer and the company believes … [Read more...]