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The Green Building DebateStateStateBuildingsPublicSchoolsPrivate/CommercialBuildingsMandateActionMinimumLEEDCertificationNew Mexico 12 x x Executive Order Requirement; Silver/#06-001; tax creditsPlatinumSustainableBuilding Tax Credit;SB543, signedbased on sizeNew York 13 x xState Green BuildingConstructionAct A10684;The New York StateGreen BuildingTax CreditNorth Carolina 14 x Senate Bill 581, FinancialLEED or otherenactedincentives forcities andcountiesSilver required/Ohio x Resolution #07-124 Requirementgold encouragedOklahoma 15 x HB 3394, signed RequirementOregon 16 x Business Energy Tax credit SilverTax CreditPennsylvania 17 x Act 46 of 2005 Financial SilverincentivesRhode Island x Executive Order Requirement Silver# 05-14South Carolina 18 x H3034 Requirement Silver; creditsearned inEnergy andAtmosphereCredit 1South Dakota 19 x SB 188, signed RequirementTennessee x SB 1919 Financial LEED or otherincentivesVirginia 20 x x Executive Order 82,signed; HB 239Requirement;Incentives tohomeowners;commercialtax creditRequirement;tax incentives;other incentivesLEED and other;Silver; LEED ratingwith points inEnergy andAtmosphereCreditLEED or GreenGlobesLEED Silver, twoGreen Globes ora comparablestandardLEED or other;EPA’s EnergyStar ratingWashington 21 x x Chapter 39.35D Requirement Silverof the RevisedCode of WashingtonWisconsin x Executive Order 145Guidelinedevelopment;GovernmentsupportLEED for newconstruction45
The Green Building DebateV. False Sense of SecurityThe public has no ability orright to participate in thestandard-setting processof trade organizations.Secrecy about ingredientsprevents anyone fromunderstanding thechemical compositionof the building materialsemployed.The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a membership-based,non-profit organization with a board of directors composed ofexecutives and technical experts in corporations that specialize in theproperty development industry. Engineers, architects, building productmanufacturers, real estate and construction companies make up themajority of the Green Building Council’s board of directors.The Council does not set its own standards to manage chemicals, butinstead relies upon many other trade organizations, including theAmerican National Standards Institute (ANSI), the American Society forTesting Materials (ASTM), the American Society of Heating, Refrigeratingand Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and the Sheet Metal and AirConditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA). These are allorganized as trade associations of companies within the building sectorof the economy. The public has no ability or right to participate in thestandard-setting process of trade organizations. Secrecy aboutingredients prevents anyone from understanding the chemicalcomposition of the building materials employed.The primary purpose of trade organizations is to certify product performanceand set production standards rather than to assess chemical toxicityor potential health effects. The building industry is succeeding in having itsproduct-performance and quality-control standards adopted as greenlaws and regulations, yet the standards have little relevance to environmentalquality or human health. The manufacturers and developersbenefit economically from the “green” label while withholding informationabout ingredients that is crucial to any determination about the safetyof indoor environments. The Green Building Council’s declaration that abuilding is “green” provides an unwarranted assurance of environmentalhealth protection for those who manufacture, construct and occupy46
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