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<p class=MsoNormal>I recall someone once asked about the time needed to be
spent on LEED certification. Well, I have just come across a report
prepared by Northbridge Environmental Management Consultants <http://www.nbenvironmental.com>
entitled <u>Analyzing the Cost of obtaining LEED Certification</u>, which is
available online at the following link: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://www.cleanair-coolplanet.org/for_communities/LEED_links/AnalyzingtheCostofLEED.pdf">http://www.cleanair-coolplanet.org/for_communities/LEED_links/AnalyzingtheCostofLEED.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>It indicates that the documentation takes 226 working hours
on average to prepare and costs between US$8,000 - US$70,000 per project: the
first project costing between US$30,000 - US$60,000.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Paul Hay<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Managing Partner<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>PAUL HAY Capital Projects<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>web: www.phcjamaica.com<o:p></o:p></p>
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