Some Buildings Not Living Up to Green Label

Ah, yes, it's not all design and construction. Some say that the LEED certification plaques on buildings should be installed with removable screws. So, starting this year LEED certified buildings are required to provide five years of operating data to the USGBC:

The council’s own research suggests that a quarter of the new buildings that have been certified do not save as much energy as their designs predicted and that most do not track energy consumption once in use. And the program has been under attack from architects, engineers and energy experts who argue that because building performance is not tracked, the certification may be falling short in reducing the greenhouse gas emissions tied toglobal warming.