Sierra Club doesn’t LEED by Example

Sierra Club’s hypocrisy is exposed in our nation’s capitol.

After 4 years of planning, the Sierra Club is under contract to buy 28,000 square feet of office space in Washington DC. As purveyors of “green is the new black”, one would think they would want their office building to be LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified. One would think the Sierra Club would use this opportunity to show the world how they walk the walk. One would be wrong.

The building won’t be LEED certified, nor any of the space being bought by the Sierra Club.

The nonprofit’s build-out will have green and energy-efficient elements, but the space will not be certified under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. The building itself will not be certified either.

The Sierra Club declined to comment on the decision to forgo review and certification under the LEED program.

Do as I say, not as I do?

On the one hand, the Sierra Club is in California pushing LEED and asks for donations…..“Your Secure Donation Helps Us Build Our Resistance To Soft Standards”

And on the other, their hypocrisy is exposed.

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