What is a LEED Accredited Professional™?
LEED Accredited Professionals are experienced building industry practitioners who have demonstrated their knowledge of integrated design and their capacity to facilitate the LEED certification process. It demonstrates an understanding of green building practices and principles, and familiarity with LEED requirements, resources, and processes. In the last article, I took a very detailed look at mechanical systems and insulation as related to cost and return on investment for upgrading to gain more efficiency. I think I effectively demonstrated that the costs are not unreasonable, and in almost every case the additional cost of the more efficient upgrade could be recovered in two seasons or less. Every year forward, those additional savings, and the decreased carbon output, mean more money in your pockets and less wasted energy.
