LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. Certification is based on a 100-point system of credits: Certified is 40–49 points; Silver is 50–59 points; Gold is 60–79 ...

(AP Photo/Don Ryan) A LEED plaque graces the exterior of the Ecotrust building, originally built in 1895 and restored in 2000, in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2013.

LEED is a green building rating system that seeks to save energy, water, resources and generate less waste to support human health. LEED provides businesses with a framework for a high efficient ...

January 1st quarterly addenda to the LEED rating systems and reference guides are now available. There are 71 new LEED Interpretations (10292, 10298—10367), including 65 for Homes and Multifamily ...

LEED is dominant around the world, but there are other standards. Malaysia has its own Green Building Index, and China has developed its own three-star-rating system.” ...

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system has become the industry standard for gauging a design project’s sustainability or “green-ness.” However, a LEED-centric ...

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) green building certification program is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of green buildings.

In the spirit of the most successful LEED projects, this evolution in the certification process is being undertaken as an integrated part of a major update to the technical rating system which will ...

First-ever LEED rating for healthcare By Alicia Caramenico Apr 15, 2011 12:15pm Providers ...

While LEED has raised the bar for green building in general, there are also a growing suite of topic-specific sustainability rating systems for health, wellness, resilience, energy-efficiency and ...

The controversy over LEED has spilled over into the federal buildings sector. In late 2010, the U.S. General Services Administration—which has more than 361 million sq ft of space in 9,600 ...

But as LEED has grown and green building technology evolves, so has the need to update the rating system. The Green Building Council, a nonprofit with 14,000 member companies, on Tuesday will ...