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 ...

County's newly opened Public Health Laboratory has earned platinum certification, the highest possible LEED rating.

The LEED rating system encourages projects to be located on sites that respect the relationship between buildings, infrastructure and ecosystems. Located near public transportation stops in a walkable ...

U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) V3, the certification bodies for the LEED Green Building Rating System were recently announced. Well-known ...

(May 19, 2008) Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) opened the first public comment period on LEED 2009, the next evolution of the LEED green building certification system.

In 2024, the top 10 states certified 1,437 LEED projects equaling more than 414 million gross square feet. According to a recent press release from USGBC, Massachusetts climbed two spots from 2023 to ...

The LEED rating system evaluates buildings across categories like energy, water, and materials to award points; based on the total, projects earn Certified, Silver, Gold, or Platinum status.

The District had 111 green building projects that were delivered in 2024, according to the U.S. Green Building Council, which issued LEED certification for projects and launched its LEED rating ...

The LEED rating system offers four certification levels for new construction–Certified, Silver, Gold, and Platinum–that correspond to the number of credits accrued in five green design categories: ...