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What is LEED?

Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design www.usgbc.org

LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings. LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings’ performance. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.

LEED Rating Systems

The LEED Green Building Rating System™ is a voluntary, consensus-based standard to support and certify successful green building design, construction and operations. LEED is transforming the marketplace by providing a nationally recognized certification system to promote integrated, whole-building design practices in the building industry.

LEED for:

New Construction and Major Renovations is designed to guide and distinguish high-performance commercial and institutional projects.

Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance provides a benchmark for building owners and operators to measure operations, improvements and maintenance.

Commercial Interiors is a benchmark for the tenant-improvement market that gives the power to make sustainable choices to tenants and designers.

Core & Shell aids designers, builders, developers and new building owners in implementing sustainable design for new core and shell construction.

Schools recognizes the unique nature of the design and construction of K-12 schools, and addresses the specific needs of school spaces.

Retail recognizes the unique nature of retail design and construction projects and addresses the specific needs of retail spaces.

Healthcare promotes sustainable planning, design and construction for high-performance healthcare facilities.

Homes promotes the design and construction of high-performance green homes.

Neighborhood Development integrates the principles of smart growth, urbanism and green building into the first national program for neighborhood design.