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With a need to prioritize credits based on regional issues and the increased importance of energy efficiency in commercial buildings, the USGBC membership unanimously approved an update to the widely used LEED rating systems. Launching in March of next year, LEED 2009 re-weights several credit categories and allows for extra points that have been identified as priorities within a specific environmental zone. For example, a new building previously could obtain a maximum of 10 points for the Optimize Energy Performance category, with LEED 2009, the maximum is 19.