Is LEED losing its appeal or is the difficulty of the new LEED version 4 starting to be reflected in the overall LEED numbers? Nationally, all measures of LEED growth were down in 2017. Houston slowed down even more, as it lagged in all national averages, most … [Read more...]
Has Houston Lost Interest in LEED?
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...]
2015 LEED City Rankings – Houston Totals 432
The number of LEED projects certified (excluding Homes) in 2015 was very similar to the gains made in 2014. LEED certifications in the Top 50 U.S. cities increased by 1,181 (16.2%), compared to a 1,215 (19.99%) increase for 2014. The average city increased by … [Read more...]
Houston Ranks Fourth in 2014 National Green Building Adoption Index
CBRE has released its National Green Building Adoption Index 2014 which ranks green competitive commercial building adoption by US cities through the end of 2013. Authored by Rogier Holtermans and Nils Kok, the study is at once holistic in that it accounts for … [Read more...]