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Litigation Issues with LEED Ratings and Checklist Design, ENR Mountain States, September 2011

Litigation Issues with LEED Ratings and Checklist Design, ENR Mountain States, September 2011 - In this article, Robert Foster and co-author Sean O'Brien discuss the best practices for projects seeking LEED certification, and the unintended consequences of the LEED Rating System and "checklist"design.  The authors address why designers and design-build contractors need to be aware of the bigger picture of sustainable design, and offer examples of the negative consequences that can result from selecting LEED points without a full understanding of how the building will be affected by the design features needed to earn those points.