The US Green Building Council (US GBC) has launched an initiative to collect data from all LEED certified buildings.

The US GBC’s Building Performance Initiative will put in place a data collection effort from all buildings that have achieved LEED certification.

The initiative will lead to an analysis of the data, which will then be fedback to building owners. It is hoped this information will help property owners address any performance gaps that stem from predicted building performance versus actual performance.

The news follows the announcement that property owners who want LEED certification for their buildings will have to provide ongoing energy and water usage figures under the latest version of LEED and beyond.

Scott Horst, USGBC LEED senior vice president, said: “This initiative is about gathering knowledge about building performance in a way no one has ever done before .The information that we collect from our certified projects is a workable, holistic approach for achieving better performing buildings.”

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Building Sustainable Design