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What is LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)?

April 26, 2017design energy Environmental leadership LEED

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What is LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)?

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LEED was established by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to provide a green building rating system accepted as the national benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high-performance green buildings. LEED provides building owners and operators the necessary tools to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings’ performance by incorporating a third-party certification program. 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 air quality.