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Army Abandons LEED Certification

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Dorothy Robyn, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. Instead, the Department of Defense is going to simultaneously require compliance with its green building code and with LEED certification. Read more here: Defense Department to Adopt Green Code and LEED. The Army is abandoning LEED certification.

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Defense Authorization Act Lifts Ban on LEED Gold and Platinum

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President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2014 in Honolulu last Thursday and while most observers noted that the bill cracks down on sexual assaults in the military and eases restrictions on transferring detainees from Guantanamo Bay, the bill also is a huge win for the U.S. So, it is very good news for the U.S.

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Pivotal New Cybersecurity Requirements for Government Contractors

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In late 2024, the Department of Defenses (DoD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program went into effect, creating a chain reaction across various industries reliant on government contracts as part of the defense industrial base (DIB) supply chain.

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New Department of Defense Policy Accepts Green Globes

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In a tectonic shift in government policy, the Department of Defense will now permit the use of both the Green Building Initiatives’ Green Globes and U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED for third party green building certification. Defense Department Federal Globes Green LEED of' On October 25, 2013, the U.S.

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A Week in the Life of LEED Certification

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This is a very unscientific consideration of all the non-confidential projects in the United States that achieved certification during the week of October 1 through October 7, 2013. With 7 projects, California had the most LEED certifications, followed by Michigan with 3 projects. And the 2 nd most achieved credit was IEQc4.4

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Army To Continue Pursuing LEED Gold and Platinum

Green Building Law Update

Back in December 2011, GBLU reported on legislation that banned the Department of Defense from pursuing LEED Gold or Platinum certification. The politics behind the LEED ban have nothing to do with fiscal issues, and everything to do with wood certification, at least according to one Congressman who voted for the legislation.

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Does the Congressional LEED Ban Make Sense?

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One recent comment has forced me to rethink the proposed Department of Defense Reauthorization Bill ban on LEED certification. LEED Gold or Platinum certification.', There are two primary reasons why I can see a politician opposing government spending on LEED certification: 1. your quoted section says '.