LEED

What is LEED?


Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design

Developed by the US Green Building Council (USGBC) in 2000, a Green Building Rating System-has become the National Standard certifying design, construction & operations of green buildings.Projects (not products) are evaluated in five (5) areas:

• Sustainable Sites
• Water Efficiency
• Energy & Atmosphere
• Materials & Resources
• Indoor Environmental Quality
• Extra credit may earned for Innovation & Design

Number of credits earned determines the level of LEED Certification (four levels).

LEED projects are now in all 50 states and 41 countries.

Project types: New construction, Existing Buildings, Commercial Interiors, Core & Shell, Schools, Homes & Neighborhoods, Retail (Healthcare coming soon)

As of September 2007, there were 8,847 LEED registered projects in the US.

For more information on LEED, visit the U.S. Green Building Council at www.usgbc.org.

LEED