About LEED®
The LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System™ is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health:
- Sustainable Sites
- Water Efficiency
- Energy and Atmosphere
- Materials and Resources
- Indoor Environmental Quality
A sixth category, Innovation and Design Process awards points for exceptional performance above the requirements set by LEED and/or innovative performance in green building categories not specifically address by the LEED Green Building Rating System.
Certified, Silver, Gold, and Platinum levels of LEED green building certification are awarded based on the total number of points earned within each LEED category.
The LEED® program is administered by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), which is a nonprofit membership organization whose vision is a sustainable built environment within a generation. USGBC membership includes corporations, builders, universities, government agencies, and other nonprofit organizations.
The Recreation Center achieved 40 points to earn LEED Gold certification.
