LEED

LEED is The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), provides a suite of standards for environmentally sustainable construction. It's a green certification system used in the United States, with different levels of certification for green buildings based on different criteria and total credits and points earned.

Credits are given based on:

• Sustainable sites
• Water efficiency
• Energy and atmosphere
• Materials and resources
• Indoor environmental quality
• Innovation and design process

Different certification levels are based on the amount of points a building receives for successful attempts at the six categories.

See also

• Green building
• PassivHaus standard
• Wikipedia:LEED