The LEED label, developed by the council in 1998 to have a third-party verification of a building's environmental soundness, certifies new homes, schools and other buildings, as well as existing ones.

由该委员会于1998年研发，需要第三方对建筑物环境的完好性进行认证的这种能源与环境建筑认证标志，对新家园、学校及其他建筑(也包括现有建筑)进行认证。

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SkyCottage is the first Tennessee residence designed and owned by an architect that has been submitted for LEED for Homes Certification.

天空之城是田纳西州的第一所由建筑师设计并拥有的住宅，已经提交LEED认证了。

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LEED certified homes were designed to save at least 30% energy efficient than the average homes and had less influence to atmosphere.

LEED住宅比一般的住宅要节省30%的能源消耗，同时也对环境有较少的影响。

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On the green front, all steel-framed Connect:Homes are designed to attain LEED Silver certification out the door, with Gold and Platinum certification and net-zero energy status a possibility depending on additional bells and whistles added at the installation site.

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To get a LEED certification, for instance, homes collect points for green features, such as energy-efficient light bulbs and water-saving toilets.

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LEED, though focused on large commercial buildings, launched a pilot programme for new houses in 2005. (Multi-family condos are already covered by the commercial programme, while retrofitted existing homes are as yet beyond LEED's scope.) LEED For Homes is now in a period of public comment, and should be fully launched by early next year.

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