1771 N Street NW | LEED Gold | Photo: HOK
Better buildings are our legacy
Our vision at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is that buildings and communities will regenerate and sustain the health and vitality of all life within a generation. Our mission is to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life.
About USGBCLEED is green building
LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the most widely used green building rating system in the world. Available for virtually all building, community and home project types, LEED provides a framework to create healthy, highly efficient and cost-saving green buildings. LEED certification is a globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement.
About LEEDStatistics
*As of February 2023
LEED projects globally
- More than 197,000 total LEED projects worldwide
- More than 110,000 total LEED-certified projects worldwide
- More than 2 million certified square feet per day
- All 50 U.S. states have LEED projects
- 186 countries and territories with LEED projects
* Project count includes all rating systems; GSF excludes ND; Residential units include both LEED for Homes and multi-family residential under a commercial LEED rating system.
Top 10 States for LEED campaign (2023)
- New York
- Illinois
- Massachusetts
- Washington
- Georgia
- Virginia
- California
- Colorado
- Hawaii
- Maryland
Commercial + residential + neighborhood developments
Commercial
- Nearly 130,000 total commercial registered and certified projects (excludes LEED: ND)
- More than 66,000 certified LEED commercial projects
- More than 63,000 registered LEED commercial projects
- More than 11 billion certified commercial square feet
- More than 16 billion registered commercial square feet
- More than 27.5 billion total commercial square feet registered and certified
Residential
- More than 67,000 total residential registered and certified projects
- More than 45,000 certified LEED residential projects
- More than 22,000 registered LEED residential projects
- More than 714,500 certified residential units
- More than 959 million certified commercial square feet
- Nearly 2 million registered and certified residential units
Neighborhood Development
- More than 500 registered and certified Neighborhood Development projects
- More than 200 certified LEED for ND projects
- More than 300 registered and certified LEED for ND projects
- More than 94,000 acres of registered and certified LEED for ND projects
Cities and communities
- 55 LEED for Cities and Communities v4.1 Certifications
- 186 total registrations
- 134 individual local governments certified
Schools
- More than 2,430 K-12 projects certified globally
- More than 3,600 K-12 projects registered globally
- More than 5,030 higher education projects certified globally; more than 4,050 higher education projects certified in the U.S.
- More than 8,700 higher education projects registered globally; more than 7,900 higher education projects registered in the U.S.
Federal + Tribal government
- More than 3,180 federal government projects certified
- More than 7,100 federal government projects registered
State government
- Nearly 1,750 state government projects certified
- More than 2,380 state government projects registered
Local government
- More than 3,900 local government projects certified
- More than 7,730 local government projects registered
Retail
- More than 10,900 retail stores certified
- Nearly 16,900 retail stores registered
Healthcare
- More than 1,675 healthcare projects certified
- More than 3,745 healthcare projects registered
Data center
- More than 1,035 data center projects registered
- Nearly 500 data center projects certified
Warehouse and distribution
- More than 2,125 warehouse and distribution projects certified
- More than 4,770 warehouse and distribution projects registered
Industrial manufacturing
- More than 2,030 industrial manufacturing projects certified
- More than 4,650 industrial manufacturing projects registered
Military
- More than 670 military base projects certified
- Nearly 1,660 military base projects registered
LEED credentials globally
- More than 205,000 LEED professionals around the world
- More than 40,000 LEED APs with specialty
- More than 129,000 LEED APs with no specialty
- More than 36,000 LEED Green Associates
Membership
- Over 6,000 total members
- More than 3,000 organizational members
- 50 Platinum members
USGBC course catalog
- More than 40 Education Partners
- Nearly 1.3 million hours of content delivered
- More than 88,000 individual course catalog users
Center for Green Schools
- Provides professional development to a network of nearly 300 school district staff, serving over 8 million students
- LEED Lab operates 43 institutions out of 12 countries
- 2,400+ students have participated in LEED Lab
Press kits
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