An article this week in the New York Times (January 27) reports that more than 800 buildings nationwide are lined up for LEED-EB certification, following the release of streamlined LEED-EB guidelines last October.

LEED-EB, which stands for LEED for Existing Buildings, is a three-year-old program by the U.S. Green Building Council that provides steps building owners and managers can take to operate and manage their properties more efficiently. Like LEED for new buildings, the program assigns points for efforts like recycling and indoor air quality, and offers four levels of certification.
According to the Green Building Council, more than 60 buildings, including the Adobe Towers in San Jose, Calif., the Discovery Channel headquarters in Silver Spring, Md., and the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, already have received LEED-EB  certifications, and 840 more are in the process of doing so, representing more than a half-billion square feet of space.

Source: New York Times