USGBC: U.S. Green Building Council

The U.S. Green Building Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community of leaders working to make green buildings available to everyone within a generation. This is the place to:

» Certify your green building
» Join USGBC as an organization
» Join a chapter as an individual
» Sign up for courses and workshops
» Purchase LEED Reference Guides
» Register for Greenbuild
» Sign up for e-newsletters
» Become a LEED AP
» Learn about green building

USGBC Honors Green Building Leaders (PDF)

Leadership Awards were presented at Greenbuild 2008 in Boston. View PDF »

LEED for Retail Now Open for Public Comment (PDF)

Certification system addresses various retail spaces -- from grocery stores to big box retailers, restaurants and banks. View PDF »

USGBC Now Open for Public Comment: LEED for Neighborhood Development (PDF)

Program is the first national certification system for green neighborhood design and development. View PDF »

LEED 2009 Passes Member Ballot (PDF)

New Rating System Resets the Bar for Green Building Performance. View PDF »

Green Homebuilding Takes Center Stage at Greenbuild in Boston

First-ever Green Homebuilder’s Day Highlights Growing Green Home Market. More »

Celebrating 15 Years as USGBC

15 Years, 15 Stories is a series of eight short documentaries told through the perspectives of 15 individuals who have been intimately involved in our movement since its earliest days. More »

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization that certifies sustainable businesses, homes, hospitals, schools, and neighborhoods. USGBC is dedicated to expanding green building practices and education, and its LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System™.

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System is a voluntary, consensus-based national rating system for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings. LEED addresses all building types and emphasizes state-of-the-art strategies in five areas: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials and resources selection, and indoor environmental quality.

LEED Accredited Professionals (LEED APs) have demonstrated a thorough understanding of green building techniques, the LEED Green Building Rating System, and the certification process. The LEED AP program is administered by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), which was established with the support of USGBC to allow for objective, balanced management of the credentialing program.

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