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title: The Leonard Academy’s Report on the cost’s of LEED EB
description: The Leonard Academy is in their words a non-profit “think and do tank” that was founded in 1997 to provide a wide range of sustainability services and is based in Madison, WI.  Their website is www.leonardacademy.org… in April of 2008 the organization published a survey of LEED EB building owners to determine how much it […]
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# [The Leonard Academy’s Report on the cost’s of LEED EB](https://sustainround.com/blog/the-leonard-academys-report-on-the-costs-of-leed-eb)

 Written by [Admin](https://sustainround.com/blog/author/admin) | May 20, 2009 10:07:48 AM

The Leonard Academy is in their words a non-profit “think and do tank” that was founded in 1997 to provide a wide range of sustainability services and is based in Madison, WI.  Their website is www.leonardacademy.org…

in April of 2008 the organization published a survey of LEED EB building owners to determine how much it costs on a per sq foot basis for each category.  They found that there is a wide range of costs across the board and that the median across all types of buildings was $1.58.  This number includes all of the hard and soft costs that go into the greening of existing buildings.

Please take a look as the report may help you understand all the expenses that are needed to green existing buildings.  The report can be found at:

[http://www.leonardoacademy.org/download/Economics%20of%20LEED-EB%2020090222.pdf](http://www.leonardoacademy.org/download/Economics%20of%20LEED-EB%2020090222.pdf)

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