USGBC Membership

LEED v4.1 is the latest update to the world’s largest green building and communities rating system, was an outcome of the thought leadership of our member companies and volunteers. Working together over the past 25 years, we have been able to enhance LEED to accelerate the evolution of sustainable communities and cities. Thanks to your contributions, LEED isn’t just the preeminent building standard. It is a critical part of improving the universal standard of living for people across the globe.

Over the past few years, USGBC has invested across the U.S. to grow our local communities. With sustained financial and leadership support from our members, we have been hyper-focused on deepening stakeholder engagement, strengthening relationships and developing leaders. The stronger our communities, the faster we achieve our mission.

We know that action to save the planet cannot wait, and we know that buildings alone cannot help us realize the vision of a sustainable future for all. We created LEED for Cities as a proven and trusted global framework, one that cities of all sizes could follow to demonstrate their commitment to sustainability and economic prosperity. By engaging with mayors, member companies and local USGBC communities across the country, we are proving that better cities mean better lives—and today, more than 52 million people live in cities and communities under this program.

We are beginning to explore how we communicate the impact that green buildings have on health and quality of life to the general public. We’re building on our history of world-class certification programs so that we can tell the story of why every person on the planet deserves a better, more sustainable life. Words matter. They help articulate the importance of our mission and inspire and enable people to take meaningful action. Through our Living Standard campaign, our members are helping us to expand our base of supporters.