July 2012

Benefits of LEED-Certified Homes: Savings, Value, Well-Being, Trusted

Savings: Reducing Energy & Water Consumption

The typical household spends about $2,150 a year on residential energy bills¹.

LEED-certified homes are:

• Built to be energy-efficient, ensuring that the...

When: Nov. 20-22, 2013

Where: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Penn.

About: USGBC’s Greenbuild International Conference & Expo is the world’s largest conference dedicated to green building. Greenbuild is the...

FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDING OWNERS

Overall Trends

• The top two reasons for building green: client demand (35%) and market demand (33%).¹
• Between 2008 and 2012, there was dramatic growth in the percentage of firms that built green to achieve lower operating costs (increased to...

Healthy, high-performing buildings continue to crop up in every corner of the world

Washington, DC – (July 26, 2012) – The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today announced that the total footprint of commercial projects certified under its LEED green building program surpassed two billion square feet. An...