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USGBC Releases List of Top 10 States for LEED-Certified
Projects The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released its 2011 list
of top 10 states for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED)-certified commercial and institutional green buildings per
capita, based on the U.S. 2010 Census information, according to
a January 19 news release. The District of Columbia leads the nation,
with more than 31 square feet of LEED-certified space per person
in 2011, with Colorado being the leading state, with 2.74 square
feet per person in 2011. Other top states include Illinois, Virginia and Washington, with
2.69, 2.42 and 2.18 square feet of LEED-certified space per person,
respectively. Click here
to see the top LEED states per capita. More than 44,000 projects commercial projects, comprising more
than 8 billion square feet of construction space in 50 states and
120 countries participate in LEED, according to the release. In
addition, more than 16,000 homes have been certified under the LEED
for Homes rating system, with more than 67,000 more homes registered. Notable newly certified projects in 2011 include the Treasury Building
in Washington, D.C., which is distinguished as the oldest LEED-certified
project in the world; the LEED-Platinum Casey Middle School in Boulder,
Colo.; the iconic Wrigley Building in Chicago, Ill.; Frito-Lay in
Lynchburg, Va., which earned LEED Gold for the operations and maintenance
of an existing building; the LEED Silver Hard Rock Café in
Seattle, Wash.; Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Md.; Yawkey
Distribution Center of The Greater Boston Food Bank in Mass.; the
LEED Gold Austin Convention Center in Texas; San Francisco International
Airport's LEED Gold Terminal 2 in San Francisco, Calif.; the LEED-Platinum
Hotel Skylar in Syracuse, N.Y.; and the LEED Platinum Marquette
Plaza in Minneapolis, Minn. In December 2011, USGBC announced
that LEED-certified existing buildings outpaced their newly built
counterparts by 15 million square feet on a cumulative basis. Subscribe to USGlass magazine. |
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