Green building rating systems have become a cornerstone in fostering sustainable construction practices worldwide. Among these, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, ...

(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.

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 ...

Nearly 20 years ago, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) introduced the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, rating system. The emergence of LEED helped define what it means to ...

Members of Congress Weigh In as USGBC Receives Petition with Nearly 6,000 Signatures WASHINGTON – In a letter steered by Congressmen Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) to the U.S. Green ...

A seal of approval for commercial buildings, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification isn’t as well known for houses, condos and apartments. Backers claim that LEED for ...

Metropolis by Reliance MET City, Haryana, has today become India's first project to receive LEED Platinum Pre-Certification ...

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a leading authority on green building and the global developer of the LEED green building program, has released its annual list of the Top 10 ...

TSMC announced today that its Fab 14, Phase 3 facility based in Southern Taiwan Science Park won certification from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – ...

Information was gathered from the Green Building Information Gateway. The LEED rating system offers four certification levels for new construction - platinum, gold, silver and certified - that ...

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 ...