LEED Rating System

LEED® is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings. LEED rating systems are developed through an open, consensus-based process led by LEED Committees. Each volunteer committee is composed of a diverse group of practitioners and experts representing a cross-section of the building and construction industry.

The LEED building certification system has several areas where it can measure a project’s green qualities through a suite of rating systems:

• New Construction
• Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance
• Commercial Interiors
• Core & Shell
• Schools
• Retail
• Healthcare
• Homes
• Neighborhood Development

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.