by jbs041509 a3 — April 22, 2009—Leonardo Academy has announced the initiation of its 2009 Survey of the Costs and Benefits of LEED for Existing Buildings. This survey is gathering ongoing operating cost data for LEED-EB certified buildings and LEED-EB implementation cost data for buildings that have not yet provided this information.
Leonardo Academy is updating its first survey, which was carried out in 2007. At the time of the 2007 survey, only 53 buildings were certified LEED-EB. Since then, the number of certified buildings has grown more than threefold and the years of post-certification operation data available have grown. In addition, there are buildings certified under LEED-EB O&M as well as under the earlier versions of LEED-EB. Leonardo Academy wants to take the opportunity to capture this additional data and expand the industry’s understanding of the costs and benefits associated with LEED-EB.
Leonardo Academy invites participation in the survey by all owners and managers of LEED-EB certified buildings. Those who participated in the 2007 survey are encouraged to provide ongoing building operating cost data for the years following certification. Leonardo Academy requests that survey responses be submitted by May 30, 2009.
See a detailed summary of the 2008 Edition of the Economics of LEED for Existing Buildings report in FMLink’s Sustainability section, To request a copy of the report, visit the Leonardo Academy Web site.
