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LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a step by step process to aid building owners in the sustainable design of productive yet “green” buildings. Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, the LEED Green Building Rating System® is a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings.
Widely-accepted by architects and lighting designers, LEED provides a complete framework for assessing building performance and emphasizes state of the art strategies for sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. To learn more about the LEED, visit www.usgbc.org/LEED. •
Why
is LEED important? –
Whole-building
approach encourages and guides a collaborative, integrated design and
construction process lowering the total cost of ownership –
Supports
sustainable design approaches and helps improve the overall construction
process of buildings –
Benchmarks
facility design and construction
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