The U.S. Office of Management and Budget has reaffirmed its strong preference to use voluntary consensus standards such as LEED and Green Globes in the recently modified Circular A-119—Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities. Circular A-119 establishes minimum requirements that voluntary consensus standard bodies must meet such as openness, balance of representation, due process and an established appeals process. Due process requires:
“… adequate notice of meetings, sufficient time to review drafts and prepare views and objections, full access to the views and objections of other participants, and a fair and impartial process for resolving conflicting views.”