The Green Building Debate - MEP Qatar 2011
We have been invited to deliver a keynote speech at the MEP Qatar 2011 Summit that was held at Oryx Rotana Hotel, Doha on 27th & 28th of June 2011. The conference theme was about identifying and exploring current and future opportunities in Qatar’s MEP industry, with a highlight on the key solutions to the latest challenges in Qatar’s MEP sector. The event featured technical presentations from key experts, demonstrating best-practices in the mechanical, electrical and plumbing sector.
Our presentation was titled: "The Green Building Debate - Debating if green building requirements should be mandatory or if they are an unnecessary expense". The primary axes of the presentation were:
Non-U.S. Regional Priority Credits Added to LEED
The question of whether non-U.S. projects have access to the LEED's Regional Priority "bonus points" has often been a subject of conversation on LEEDuser's RPc1 forum. Until now, they haven't. We're happy to help USGBC spread the following news.
LEED projects outside of the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam are now eligible to earn bonus points via a new set of recently implemented Regional Priority credits (RPCs) within LEED Online. These credits are an interim solution as USGBC works towards a long-term strategy for identifying the myriad of regional environmental priorities across the globe. The long-term strategy includes convening a LEED International Roundtable with representatives from many countries.
