[Greenbuilding] Energy Star Hoax; LEED Buildings Save More

[Dr. C.F. Vasile]

Steve: LEED certified buildings command a hefty premium compared to ENERGY 
STAR buildings, according to a recent studies by NBI and the CoStar Group. 
The latter analyzed more than 1,300 LEED Certified & Energy Star rated 
buildings, representing 351 million square feet, according to "Building 
Green Pays Off" ("Green Building Product Dealer", April 2008, V. 4, #3, pg. 
8).
    CoStar found LEED buildings command premiums of $11.24 per square foot, 
compared to $2.38 for ENERGY STAR rated buildings. "As a result ENERGY STAR 
buildings are selling for an average of $61 per square foot more than their 
standard buildings, while LEED certified structures  earn a remarkable $171 
more per square foot more per square foot."
    For obvious reasons, electric & gas utilities and politicians in their 
pockets promote ENERGY STAR over LEED.
    To understand why, turn back the clock to 1996 -- to DOE Conference 
whereat the audience was informed that DOE usurped the EPA's ENERGY STAR 
Program by taking over its Appliance segment. I was seated next to the EPA 
official that was supposed to give the final approval for an ENERGY STAR 
Label for my invention (GFX) ---  which is LEED Certified. (We looked at 
each other, but I can't repeat what we said.)
    If you want to estimate how much DOE degraded ENERGY STAR by failing to 
grant labels for water heaters & HRV-, DHR-, ElectriSaver-systems, etc. see 
the Table @ http://gfxtechnology.com/EnStarCom.pdf for some savings 
comparisons.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve T" <progressivepenguin at gmail.com>
To: <Greenbuilding at listserv.repp.org>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 8:12 AM
Subject: [Greenbuilding] Buying a LEED certified home.


> I've been reading on this list and elsewhere about LEED certification, and
> recently had a realtor tell me that a house we are looking to buy is LEED
> certified (actually, the first LEED certified home built in Minneapolis).
> My question is this:  is there any paperwork filed with the city or 
> anywhere
> else that shows this certification?  If so, what information would this
> paperwork contain?
>
> Thank you in advance.
> Steve Tripp