LEED®

A Building can be green without a single standard being applied to it. Green rating systems, however, do offer a way to measure how green a buiding is and can supply recognition and validation of a certain level of commitment to green building practices. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) standard, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is the most well known, all-encompassing, whole-building standard in the U.S.