Green Building Impact Report available:

The Green Building Impact Report, issued by GreenerBuildings.com, is an integrated assessment of the land, water, energy, material and indoor environmental impacts of the LEED for New Construction (LEED NC), Core & Shell (LEED CS) and Existing Building Operations and Maintenance (LEED EBOM) standards. The report attempts to answer whether commercial green buildings live up to their name -- that is, that they are engendering demonstrable environmental improvement. According to the authors, LEED buildings are making a major impact in reducing the overall environmental footprint of individual structures. However, significant additional progress is possible and indeed necessary on both the individual building level and in terms of market penetration if LEED is to contribute in a meaningful way to reducing the environmental footprint of buildings in the U.S. and worldwide. Click title for link.