The USGBC continues to be in the headlines as last week Henry Gifford filed opposition papers to the USGBC’s motion to dismiss the pending lawsuit in New York.
Mr. Gifford’s attorneys argue in their opposition. “If the USGBC website were password protected for professional members only, that assertion would be more convincing,” Mr. Gifford’s attorneys write. “But the USGBC website is aimed at giving the general public an overview of LEED, with ‘What LEED Is’ on the masthead. USGBC’s website explains to the layman consumer: ‘By using less energy, LEED-certified buildings save money for families, business, and taxpayers. . . It’s absurd to think USGBC is not directing its marketing at the tenant-consumer.”
Late Tuesday, Henry Gifford and his attorneys filed their opposition papers to the USGBC’s motion to dismiss the amended complaint in Gifford et al. v. USGBC, the much-ballyhooed lawsuit that is currently pending in the Southern District of New York (Case No. 1:10-CV-07747).
