From Green Energy News: “In a refreshing change of pace, the latest First Family is really putting “their money where their mouth is” in respects to establishing a more economically and environmentally sustainable country. While First Lady Michelle Obama is doing her part by planting an organic garden to supply healthy food and fertilizer, President Barack Obama is now seeking to attain LEED Certification for the colossal, energy-consuming White House.
Rick Fedrizzi, CEO and president of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), has loaned his knowledge in energy efficient home design to aid the White House during its demanding transition, stating, “LEED certification of the White House is absolutely possible and viable… A normal building is already a challenging assignment, and this is something that’s a historic structure, one of [the] nation’s most historic structures,” he says. The Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) and the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) are working under the USGBC’s guidelines to implement computerized energy efficient heating, cooling and ventilation systems, as well as other energy efficient appliances, automatic light sensor monitors that turn off in vacant rooms, low-flow water systems to avoid waste, and window films that help president-barack-obama-leed-certification-white-houselower UV rays and save energy.” President Barack Obama Seeks LEED Certification for Energy Wasting White House