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...design, construction and operation of our offices, schools, hospitals and homes. During the past eight years, USGBC has moved LEED steadily forward, evolving the way building performance is measured and rated, and doing so against a backdrop of increasing urgency to find solutions to climate change and energy dependence.

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"That buildings account for fully 39 percent of U.S. [CO.sub.2] emissions sent the issue of dramatically improving building performance to the top of USGBC's agenda in 2006," said Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO & Founding Chair, USGBC. "It was clear that incremental change to how LEED functions wasn't enough. Instead, we needed to reframe our focus towards driving greater outcomes in total building performance while, at the same time, incorporating technical advancements such as bioregional credits that would enable LEED to continue to evolve as a better, more refined tool for green building."

In mid-May 2008,...

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