"I would love to sit up here and tell you we understand thegreen initiative and have it all figured out," said PaulHutchinson, president of Lane Realty Construction LLC. "But wedon't know the answers yet."
LEED certification was initially directed at other sectors,mainly office, and the movement has only just started getting legsin multihousing. "It's only recently [the industry] has been tryingto get certification to the multihousing sector," he added. "It isstill so new."
So without official certification guidelines to follow, LaneRealty Construction focuses on providing green features, heexplained. For example, its properties recycle all waste materials,which he said is just practical, and use energy starappliances.
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