(May 19, 2008) Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) opened the first public comment period on LEED 2009, the next evolution of the LEED green building certification system.

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently announced the first projects to achieve certification under the LEED v5 program. Over a dozen global projects achieved the first certifications under ...

Sustainability continues to gain momentum in the construction industry, and as it continues to become more prevalent steps are being taken to set the standard for sustainable construction. One area ...

Information was gathered from the Green Building Information Gateway. The LEED rating system offers four certification levels for new construction - platinum, gold, silver and certified - that ...

Nearly 20 years ago, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) introduced the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, rating system. The emergence of LEED helped define what it means to ...