It looks like schools are becoming a increasingly favorite target in green building litigation. we have always thought that school construction projects could yield construction and design litigation. However, a case in Ohio is raising the issue of whether a poor school district should be required to pay for the additional costs of attaining LEED.

Construction is at a stand-still at Washington-Nile School because the state-mandated LEED elements have placed the new middle school building project over-budget. Attorneys working for the school are researching the equity of LEED funding for schools in Ohio. The outcome of which could also affect building projects at New Boston and Clay. See complete story at: http://www.portsmouth-dailytimes.com/view/full_story/5679641/article-Construction-Delayed-At-West-School?instance=secondary_news_left_column