Nov. 14, 2014: USGBC Announces Extension of LEED 2009 Rating System
Extension Offers Green Building Industry Additional Time to Prepare for Newest Version of LEED
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that it will allow Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) users to register projects under the LEED 2009 rating system until Oct. 31, 2016. The original date for LEED 2009 registration to close was June 15, 2015. USGBC said the extension to October 2016 gives LEED users and members of the green building industry additional time to prepare for LEED v4, the newest version, which features increased rigor and multiple updates.
“When USGBC launched LEED v4 last year, we set out with one goal in mind — to raise the bar in a way that challenges the building industry to reach higher than ever before. This is our nature and USGBC and its members’ collective mission,” said Rick Fedrizzi, CEO and founding chair, USGBC. “However, the market has requested additional time to prepare for LEED v4, so we are responding.”