{"id":240,"date":"2012-07-25T22:08:41","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T03:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/houstongreenbuilding.com\/?p=240"},"modified":"2015-12-06T22:09:25","modified_gmt":"2015-12-07T04:09:25","slug":"greening-the-city-houston-2012-report-on-sustainable-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstongreenbuilding.com\/?p=240","title":{"rendered":"Greening The City: Houston 2012 Report on Sustainable Buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">In response to repeated requests for USGBC to establish a benchmark of Houston\u2019 s progress in the adoption of green buildings practices, primarily via the prevalence of LEED projects, Angela Bejarano and I co-authored Greening Our City: Houston 2012 report on Sustainable Buildings. I presented it at the 2012 IREM Energy Stars Luncheon at the Westin Memorial City on July 19. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This report reflects the\u00a0beginnings of the recovery after the recession and how LEED registrations are bouncing back from a steep decline. Commercial projects dominate LEED projects in Houston. Houston ranks 5<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> in the number of LEED certified projects and 3<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\">rd<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> in the square footage of projects certified in U.S. cities. Houston is second only to Chicago in the number of LEED registered schools as HISD has taken the lead in certifying its schools. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">The report does find some shortcomings. Healthcare has a surprisingly low representation of LEED projects throughout the US and Houston is no exception.\u00a0Houston also has a low ratio of LEED Accredited Professionals per capita. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">One of the most surprising findings was that the growth of LEED projects in Houston has mirrored the growth of LEED use in more aggressive cities which either mandate LEED or provide heavy incentives. Houston\u2019s LEED growth is almost exclusively market-driven. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">The full report is available here: <span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/houstongreenbuilding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/USGBC_GreeningOurCity_2012.pdf\">USGBC_GreeningOurCity_2012<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>Share<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;width:150px;\"><ul style=\"background-image:none;\"><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><div class=\"linkedin_button\"><script type=\"in\/share\" data-url=\"https:\/\/houstongreenbuilding.com\/?p=240\" data-counter=\"right\"><\/script><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to repeated requests for USGBC to establish a benchmark of Houston\u2019 s progress in the adoption of green buildings practices, primarily via the prevalence of LEED projects, Angela Bejarano and I co-authored Greening Our City: Houston 2012 report on Sustainable Buildings. 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