Don’t be Led Astray, be a LEED Leader Instead
Sustainability is a hot topic in the construction industry right now, architects want to create environmentally friendly buildings, material suppliers want to demonstrate how their products are green and progressive, and end users want to know that their facility is at the cutting edge of sustainable technology.
To this end, suppliers, builders, architects and owners will all frequently tout the green credentials of their products/services/facilities as loudly as possible. The big name that many will use to support these claims is LEED®, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, a rating system set up by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to assess the environmental credentials of a building, and validate sustainable building strategies and practices used in the design, construction and operation of said building.
