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What is a LEED Certified Home?

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Is a LEED home right for you? LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a certification program for green building. LEED is designed to be flexible and far-reaching, opening the doors to ALL development projects and allowing them to become more environmentally friendly and lessen their carbon footprint.

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The Costs Associated with becoming an Architect | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

When you add these costs, with the costs of other organizations and certifications we are encouraged to participate in and obtain USGBC/LEED, AIA, etc., Not so much the annual state fee ($125/yr in MA), but national & local associations dues such as AIA and the Boston Society of Architects here in MA are nearly $800/yr.

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