It’s been LEEDing the way in New York City, officially, for 10 years. Yes, a decade ago the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) certified two Manhattan buildings under the Leadership in ...

McCourtney Hall East is the first Notre Dame building to be rated LEED Platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Massachusetts tops the ranking of last year's “top 10 states for green building,” followed by Illinois and New York, according to the U.S. Green Building Council, which developed the popular LEED ...

USGBC LEED for Cities provides sustainable development guidance for local governments to improve quality of life, reduce ...

There’s a big problem with snapping LEED ratings into building codes, which are equivalent to law: the United States Green Building Council is a private institution that has no public oversight. When ...

“Build green. Everyone profits.” That's the message touted by the U.S. Green Building Council to promote its LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System, a ...

The built environment’s strides to fight climate change are measured in several green certification programs, with LEED being the most popular one in the U.S. To check on how the multifamily industry ...

Multifamily owners and operators continued to invest in sustainability upgrades, and many made a strong effort to align to current LEED standards. Thanks to data from the U.S. Green Building Council, ...

The business of green building is growing, even though the construction market as a whole has been in a slump. The U.S. Green Building Council, or USGBC, and its certification system are swaying the ...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the global developer of the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards, opened ...

When Scott Hardin found a home four years ago for his real estate appraisal firm, The Appraiser Guy, at Woburn’s Trade Center 128, he was pleased to settle into the “green” building. Besides the ...

The supermarket industry is embracing the green revolution in its store design. Although some chains have long sought Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S.