Leed certification named in class action suit

Pretty big “green” news broke this week south of the border. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)  and its green building certification system known as LEED, has been named in a Class Action Suit that alleges USGBC has mislead consumers and misrepresented the energy performance of buildings certified under LEED rating systems. It goes further to suggest that LEED is harming the environment by leading consumers away from using proven energy-saving strategies. According to Treehugger.com, Henry Gifford, who launched the suit, has previously claimed that LEED rated buildings use 29 per cent more energy than conventional buildings. There’s more information about this on BuildingGreen.com