What’s different about how the next generation of LEED will address GHG emissions and climate change?
The current version of the LEED Canada tool is a one-time intervention, certifying a building at a single point in time. Although useful, this one-time measure doesn’t allow for ongoing assessment of a building’s efficiency. The next generation will address GHG emissions and climate change in a few ways. One new feature is the performance management capability that will support building owners and managers looking to assess and identify improvements to the energy and environmental efficiency through the life of their buildings. Given that technology improvements will continually allow for better energy and environmental efficiency, the baselines for these efficiencies will always be moving up, informing building owners of new measured performance for similar properties. Data reporting of certified buildings will comprise actual performance measurements and associated GHG emission savings. This information will be part of a national database that provides an accurate account of the envi
