July 6, 2005: USGBC Awarded Grant To Develop LEED For Homes Program
WASHINGTON - Home Depot has awarded a $375,000 grant to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to help with the development of the LEED for Homes (LEED-H) rating system. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Homes rating system is a voluntary initiative that promotes transforming mainstream home building toward green building practices.
The grant supports the development of the LEED for Homes rating system with a special Initiative for Affordable Housing that will include a reference manual, pilot demonstration of LEED for Homes in six markets, and new affordable housing training sessions at the Greenbuild International Conference and Exposition, an annual conference organized by the USGBC, to be held in Atlanta this November.