Is LEED Manipulated by Business Interests?

Are businesses such as green-building product manufacturers and architecture and consulting firms manipulating LEED to increase their profits? Such is the question raised by part two of a series of articles currently being released by USA Today. Part one of the series, which as a whole examines the USGBC and the development, structure, and implementation of the LEED green-building rating system, focused on LEED points and benefits. The second part of the series, released today, explores the relationship between the building industry and the USGBC. Read the full story here.