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LEED v5
The newest version of LEED addresses crucial issues such as equity, health, ecosystems, and resilience. Learn more.
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Amazon’s Met Park: Broad sustainability strategies set a superlative example
Ambitious choices in materials, energy and water helped the first phase of the Virginia headquarters become the world’s largest LEED v4 BD+C Platinum project. Read the article.
Green building leadership
LEED is the world’s most widely used green building program, created by USGBC as a leadership standard defining best practices for healthy, high-performing green buildings. The increase in the adoption of LEED highlights the remarkable progress toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions, health impacts, and operating costs in buildings. Explore the project directory and learn more about the top 10 states for LEED in 2023.
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