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Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design

LEED® was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

LEED ® is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.

Founded in 1993 and is a nonprofit membership organization whose vision is a sustainable built environment within a generation.

LEED ® provides a system that synergizes various elements of building design and operation.

LEED ® promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by which is based on the total number of points earned in seven categories:

1. Sustainable site development

2. Water savings

3. Energy efficiency

4. Materials selection

5. Indoor environmental quality

6. Innovation and Design

7. Regional Priority