Leadership in energy and environmental design

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015527",
  "term": "Leadership in energy and environmental design",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design",
  "definition": "1. A Rating System that is administered by the US Green Building Council (USGBC) and is currently the most accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings and neighborhood developments in the U.S. The LEED Rating System provides the building industry and the public with quantitative, credible standards for what qualifies as a \"green building\". By design, the LEED system promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health including sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality. To be eligible for LEED certification, a building project must meet certain prerequisites and performance benchmarks (\"credits\") within each of the five categories. Projects are awarded Certified, Silver, Gold, or Platinum certification depending on the number of credits they achieve. In 2007, the US Green Building Council launched a LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) pilot Rating System that integrates smart growth, urbanism and green building. Prior to LEED-ND, the LEED-NC (LEED for New Construction) rating focused on elements within the building envelope. The new LEED-ND rating reaches beyond the building envelope to include site design, infrastructure linkages, and improved credits for on-site stormwater management practices such as green roofs, rain gardens, and vegetated swales. Green Infrastructure can play a role within the LEED framework by helping development projects meet a variety of designated performance standards.\n\n2. A program sponsored by the United States Green Building Council that creates standards for developing high performance, sustainable buildings.",
  "abbreviation": "LEED",
  "synonyms": [
    "LEED Certification"
  ],
  "subject": "Sustainability and green living",
  "references": [
    "Green Infrastructure Glossary",
    "Glossary of Sustainable Manufacturing Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/leadership-in-energy-and-environmental-design/"
}