Think that building green is just a passing fancy? If so, you have another think coming: The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) on August 31st announced certification of the 10,000th LEED commercial project; the Live Oak Family Resource Center in Santa Cruz, CA (LEED Platinum). More than 1.4 million square feet of new and existing buildings are LEED-certified every day. According to "the founding father of LEED," Rob Watson, CEO and chief scientist of the EcoTech International Group, "Milestones like this - 10,000 buildings or the soon-to-be 2 billion square feet of certified floor area or the imminent cumulative 10 billion square feet of projects registered and certified - show the incredible impact that LEED has had on the building market." GBCI is not at all the only player in the green game, but it seems to be a good place to start! www.gbci.org