Beginning in January 2009, the USGBC will outsource the certification of buildings, according to a June 1 article from buildinggreen.com. Responsibility for certification “will pass to independent, accredited certifiers overseen by USGBC’s sister nonprofit corporation, the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI)”.
In addition, real estate news source costar.com announced that the USGBC will be tripling its office space in Washington D.C., reflecting the rapid growth of the LEED program in recent years.
