Advanced design techniques were used to nestle an underground parking garage into a hillside, then sculpt the lid’s surface while minimizing areas requiring “premium” load-carrying capacity.

LEED is basically a system for rating the environmental performance of a building. It is based on accepted energy and environmental principles and strikes a balance between known established ...

The U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED green-building rating system has four levels of certification: certified, silver, gold and platinum. In Washington state there are two LEED-CI projects at ...

The rating system can also influence regulators, pushing some to strengthen local building codes. As such, LEED standards have become a powerful tool in the nation’s efforts to reduce climate ...

WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system has been recognized by the Renewable Natural Resources Foundation (RNRF) with its 2011 ...

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

Decarbonization accounts for half of all points for LEED v5 certification to confront current climate needs. The new rating system provides clear, actionable steps to deliver ultra-low-carbon ...

A voluntary, consensus-based national rating system for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings The Searle Chemistry Laboratory will be the first building at the University of Chicago to ...

The US Green Building Council (USGBC) has launched LEED v5, the latest version of its flagship LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building programme. LEED v5 builds on the ...

The ranking is based on LEED-certified gross square footage per capita over the past year. The LEED rating system is the world’s most widely used green building program and was created by USGBC as a ...

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.