LEED-certified green buildings are better buildings. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the world's most widely used green building rating system. LEED certification provides a framework for healthy, highly efficient, and cost-saving green buildings, which offer environmental, social and governance benefits.

LEED's framework - built on decades of expertise - empowers people to choose green options that align with their project’s vision and needs. As project teams identify a vision for the project’s goals, scope, and spatial program, this is an excellent time to …

LEED BD+C: Core and Shell is the appropriate rating system to use if more than 40% of the gross floor area is incomplete at the time of certification. Schools. Buildings made up of core and ancillary learning spaces on K–12 school grounds. LEED BD+C: Schools may be used for higher education and nonacademic buildings on school campuses. Retail ...

A LEED credential denotes proficiency in today’s sustainable design, construction and operations standards. More than 203,000 professionals have earned a LEED credential to help advance their careers. Showcase your knowledge, experience and credibility in the green building marketplace as a LEED professional.

LEED v5 is the next version of the globally recognized comprehensive framework for green building practices. Embracing market demands for greater accountability, LEED v5 will champion solutions to align the built environment with critical imperatives including decarbonization, quality of life, and ecological conservation and restoration. ...

The Guide to LEED Certification provides a clear and comprehensive overview of the steps and processes needed to achieve certification under the LEED rating system. It includes essential information about the latest policies, procedures, and pricing. Project teams should refer to this guide to understand and navigate the LEED certification ...

USGBC is committed to a sustainable, prosperous future through LEED. Our mission is to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible environment.

LEED rewards the implementation of these strategies through credits that support energy- and resource-efficient buildings, and that also protect the health and well-being of those who interact with them. LEED categories and credits. LEED is for all building types and all building phases including new construction, interior fit outs, operations ...

LEED requirements and other guidance; Documenting incomplete spaces within a BD+C or ID+C project; Related resources; LEED BD+C Getting Started Guide and credit category overviews; LEED Addenda Database; LEED v4.1 credit substitutions; LEED v4 checklists and scorecards; All articles in this section. Preparing a LEED application in LEED Online ...

In LEED v4, project teams find strategies around performance at the required (prerequisite) level and at the optional (credit) level. Our buildings are alive, and because of that, there's an expanded focus on metering and monitoring, which encourages building owners to track energy, water and ventilation rates. With this, teams consider and ...