Thanks for the summary, Tristan! I wanted to point out one big difference in the IEQ section, as compared to LEED BD&C 2009, which is that the Thermal Comfort Verification credit (for occupant

I don't know about anyone else, but I would not be comfortable voting “yes” on any standard resulting from the 3rd comment period draft.

There were some subtle changes to the prerequisite requirement for fundamental commissioning that can have some profound effects.

I am working on a LEED ND Project which involves only commercial office buildings and small retail spaces.

I'm trying to work through how much more efficient my project will be over ASHRAE 90.1 2007, and I wondered if anyone had experience with how the standard compares to IEC 2006.

I am in the process of reviewing the LEED-ND 2012 redlines and have questions about the plight of the Stages and their associated expiration policies. Are the Stages being dropped entirely?

Distance in US vs Europe If a product meets the requirements for a responsible extracted raw material it will be weighted also by distance to the location in the way of being extracted within the

Rosamaria, in my humble opnion the key to it all is the intergration of the M&V plan and the energy modelling. You can use IPMVP to build baselines for anything.

I am an advocate for raising the bar. However, significant market buy-in has not occured. We need to stay at LEED 2009 levels for more than just 2 years. It should be more like 5.

It is unclear whether or not rainwater harvesting techniques are allowed in the reduction calculation for the Rainwater Management credit. If they are not allowed, why?