For the past decade, architects and developers—and even lawyers, policymakers, and product manufacturers—have lined up for the LEED
(Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) credential, proudly
adding it to their names and business cards. A lengthy, points-based
checklist earns buildings a similar certification, complete with fancy
placards boasting Platinum, Gold, or Silver certification as LEED
buildings and developments. Although it has its critics, LEED is
unequivocally the standard for green building. Along with the
sustainability movement, LEED has transformed the relationship between
environmental concerns and the built environment.
For the past
few years, a small group of grassroots design professionals has been
developing similar criteria to represent and measure not just the
environmental side of design, but also social and economic factors. The
group first hatched its plan during a meeting in the ivory tower of
ivory towers, Harvard University, at the Graduate School of Design. SEED, as its called, is a blatant play on LEED.
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