To achieve The Square at South End’s aesthetic, performance and sustainability goals, the architectural team specified EFCO ...

Green building refers to a building that conserves resources to the utmost (energy conservation, land, water and materials), protects the environment and reduces pollution. It provides a healthy, ...

The USGBC recognizes SAO as a Green Cleaning Products option in LEED v5, reinforcing the cleaning technology's performance, safety, and sustainability. For the first time, LEED explicitly recognizes ...

LEED v5, the newest version of the U.S. Green Building Council’s green building rating system, launched at the end of April, ushering in a number of changes that could affect facility managers ...

The LEED rating system evaluates buildings across categories like energy, water, and materials to award points; based on the total, projects earn Certified, Silver, Gold, or Platinum status.

WASHINGTON, April 28, 2025--Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) launched LEED v5, the latest version of its flagship LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building ...

Decarbonisation accounts for half of all points for LEED v5 certification to confront current climate needs. The new rating system provides clear, actionable steps to deliver ultra-low-carbon ...

Resilience is another major theme across the rating system, addressing both human and natural systems to strengthen communities. All LEED v5 projects will complete climate resilience assessments to ...

The LEED rating system is the world’s most widely used green building program and was created by USGBC as a leadership standard defining best practices for healthy, high-performing green buildings.

The District had 111 green building projects that were delivered in 2024, according to the U.S. Green Building Council, which issued LEED certification for projects and launched its LEED rating ...