The North Carolina House of Representatives was scheduled to take a final vote on proposed legislation that may bar the use of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system on public projects.
Nucor Corp. recently issued a statement in support of the use of the LEED rating system for building public projects. “We believe the state must not abandon its use of LEED certification, which promotes energy efficiency, preservation of our natural resources, and encourages state projects funded by state taxpayers to use locally sourced materials, thereby benefitting North Carolina-based businesses,” says Katherine Miller, Nucor spokeswoman, in a statement sent to the Charlotte Business Journal.
Titled Protect/Promote N.C. Lumber, HB628 says public projects under construction or renovation may use “a nationally recognized high-performance environmental building rating system” if that green building program doesn’t use a credit system “disadvantaging materials or products manufactured or produced” in North Carolina.
The language of the bill does not specifically require the use of North Carolina wood. However, it does rule out the use of LEED without specifying LEED, says Emily Scofield, USGBC-NC executive director.
From The Charlotte Business Journal: https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/going_green/2013/05/nc-house-final-vote-on-anti-leed-bill.html