A decade ago, ask employees at virtually any construction and engineering firm and they would tell you one of the most popular services they offered was helping clients earn LEED certification. At the time of its introduction, it no doubt provided a number of firms enough work to keep employees busy during working hours and beyond.
Fast forward to 2017. LEED certification projects still come across the desks of construction professionals, but have likely become a smaller part of the daily workload. That’s not because it isn’t important and the certification isn’t valuable. Companies that meet the requirements get more than a nice plaque, but also save on their utility bills and can also qualify for a number of tax breaks.
The change in course has more to do with the fact that as an industry, the definition of a major buzzword is changing somewhat, which has in turn changed the focus of many companies.
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