LEED Rating Systems
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating SystemTM encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria.
LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations is designed to guide and distinguish high-performance commercial and institutional projects.
LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance provides a benchmark for building owners and operators to measure operations, improvements and maintenance.
LEED for Commercial Interiors is a benchmark for the tenant improvement market that gives the power to make sustainable choices to tenants and designers.
LEED for Core & Shell aids designers, builders, developers and new building owners in implementing sustainable design for new core and shell construction.
LEED for Schools recognizes the unique nature of the design and construction of K-12 schools and addresses the specific needs of school spaces.
LEED for Retail recognizes the unique nature of retail design and construction projects and addresses the specific needs of retail spaces.
LEED for Healthcare promotes sustainable planning, design and construction for high-performance healthcare facilities.
LEED for Homes promotes the design and construction of high-performance green homes.
LEED for Neighborhood Development integrates the principles of smart growth, urbanism and green building into the first national program for neighborhood design.
LEED Frequently Asked Questions
This is a great resource for first time LEED users and experienced project team members alike.
