There has been a lot of publications about “Green”, Sustainable or LEED, (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) buildings. These terms refer to good building standards that promote healthy and comfortable environments by increasing such as things as energy efficiency water conservation and good air quality.
Lead was developed as a building rating system in the late 1990’s by the U.S. Green Building Council which described guidelines to achieve a certain degree of “greenness” attaining a required number of points by. There are four categories: Certified, Silver, Gold and the highest achievement being Platinum.
Making your home more green raises it’s value since it will cost thousands less per year to operate than a non green home.
