What is LEED®?
What is LEED®?
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings’ performance. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality.
LEED provides a roadmap for measuring and documenting success for every building type and phase of a building lifecycle.
Why Build Green?
On average, green buildings save:
- 40% in water use
- 30% in energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. GHUSA is up to 70% reduction
- 50-75% of construction and demolition waste going to landfills
- $58 Billion of sick time from work annually
- Green buildings add $180 Billion in increased worker productivity annually
