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Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED®)
The LEED® Green Building Rating System™ is a certification rating, applicable to various dwellings. It encourages and accelerates acceptance of environmentally sustainable buildings and development practices through implementing universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria.
The LEED® program provides a system in which a project earns points in multiple areas of sustainability. It promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health:
- Energy Efficiency
- Sustainable Site Development
- Water Savings
- Materials and Resources Selection
- Indoor Environmental Quality
Who uses LEED®?
Many individuals utilize LEED® as the nationally accepted benchmark for design, construction and operation of high performance sustainable buildings. Architects, real estate professionals, facility managers, engineers, interior designers, landscape architects, construction managers, lenders and government officials all use LEED® to help transform the built environment to sustainability. State and local governments across the country are adopting LEED® for public-owned and public-funded buildings.
Why Certify?
The LEED rating system is not only useful for building professions, but there are other reasons why LEED project certification can be an asset:
- Be recognized for your commitment to environmental sustainability in your community, your company, your shareholders and your industry.
- Received third party validation.
- Qualify for a growing number of government incentives (state and local).
Project teams interested in obtaining certification must register with USGBC at www.leedbuilding.org.
LEED Rating Systems
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New Construction
LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations is designed to guide and distinguish high- performance commercial and institutional projects.
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Existing Buildings
LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance provides a benchmark for building owners and operators to measure operations, improvements and maintenance.
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Commercial Interiors
LEED for Commercial Interiors is a benchmark for the tenant improvement market that gives the power to make sustainable choices to tenants and designers.
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Core & Shell
LEED for Core & Shell aids designers, builders, developers and new building owners in implementing sustainable design for new core and shell construction.
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Homes
LEED for Homes promotes the design and construction of high-performance green homes.
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Schools
LEED for Schools recognizes the unique nature of the design and construction of K-12 schools and addresses the specific needs of school spaces.
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Retail
LEED for Retail recognizes the unique nature of retail design and construction projects and addresses the specific needs of retail spaces.
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Healthcare
LEED for Healthcare promotes sustainable planning, design and construction for high-performance healthcare facilities.
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Neighborhood Development
LEED for Neighborhood Development integrates the principles of smart growth, urbanism and green building into the first national standard for neighborhood design.
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Learn more about the LEED® Rating Systems
Learn how GE products can gain you valuable LEED® certification points
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