Congress Bans Department of Defense From Getting LEED Certification

2:51 pm in Design & Architecture, green building, leed, politics, usgbc by TreeHugger

fortbelvoir-roof.jpg Defense Department Hospital at Fort Devoir, credit Department of Defense The US Government has been a big supporter of LEED, thanks to that radical leftist George Bush, who imposed Executive Order 13423, which set "goals in the areas of energy efficiency, acquisition, renewable energy, toxics reductions, recycling, renewable energy, sustainable buildings, electronics stewardship, fleets, and water conservation." The De...Read the full story on TreeHugger