The Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation, which opened in August 2015, was awarded gold certification from LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.

Pros 1. LEED's research-backed standards give Green Design credibility 2. LEED's standards focus on the life cycle evaluation of a building and prioritize long term environmental benefits 3.

The LEED rating system is also gimmicky. Installing a bike rack gets you a point, while adding only the minimum number of parking spaces scores you two. This allows buildings to take the easiest ...

What LEED Certification Means LEED (Leadership for Energy and Environmental Design) Certified buildings generally use 25% less energy and have 36% fewer emissions compared to the national average, and ...

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a building rating system created by the USGBC that is used internationally to classify buildings by their level of sustainability. In ...

MGM National Harbor is the first LEED gold certified casino in the DMV The Maryland casino has been awarded the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold ...

The LEED system issues points to developers for making certain sustainability improvements to buildings, such as installing electric vehicle charging stations and biking facilities. There are four ...