MIT Sues Gehry, Green Certifications, Changing Design, + Paying for Green (WIR)

Good news roundup. A couple of comments on the ‘multiple certifications’ story from the WSJ: The story was, in my view, a cut and paste, that supposedly compared ratings systems. In my view, it should have focused on comparing actual environmental and financial outcomes for the homeowners, as opposed to just the estimated ‘additional’ costs of certification. Another point that most readers should have been told is that the groups promoting the various rating systems have very different membership makeup: USGBC is made up from professionals from many areas of green building, while NAHB membership (and its focus and interests) are more narrow.