Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a rating system devised by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) to evaluate the environmental performance of a building and encourage market transformation towards sustainable design.
Tag: LEED
LEED homes awards announced
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the recipients of the annual LEED Homes Awards. The awards recognize LEED-certified residential projects that are positively...
LEED reaches new milestone, surpasses 100,000 commercial green building projects
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is celebrating a new LEED milestone, announcing it has surpassed 100,000 registered and certified LEED commercial projects. “In 1998,...
Measuring Multifamily LEED Certifications
A report by RentCafe examines the extent to which the multifamily housing industry has adopted energy efficiency in its buildings. It uses LEED (Leadership...
Walters clears site for Cornerstone At Grassy Hollow
Walters has begun site work on a new 60-unit income-restricted apartment and townhome community to be named Cornerstone At Grassy Hollow. The first residential...
Madison Place Luxury condominium community in Madison, NJ receives LEED Silver Certification
Madison Place, the brand new collection of 35 luxury condominium residences just steps from the heart of vibrant downtown Madison, announced today that it...
Legacy Partners announces grand opening of The Triangle in downtown Redmond
Legacy Partners (Legacy), a privately owned national real estate firm, announced today the grand opening of The Triangle, a six-story, 195-unit apartment community at...
Walters Group builds Cornerstone At Stafford construction underway on 100 premium income-restricted apartment homes...
Walters Group has begun construction of Cornerstone At Stafford, consisting of 100 income-restricted apartments for seniors (55+). The community, located at 120 Campbell Blvd.,...
RMK Management Corp. announces LEED gold certification at The Residences of Wilmette Luxury Apartments...
RMK Management is proud to announce The Residences of Wilmette, a five-story transit-oriented rental community in downtown Wilmette, Ill., has earned LEED Gold certification...
Mixing it up
The mostly urban projects that captured the judges’ votes echo a popular and growing trend—the inclusion of ground-floor retail and dining establishments that add...
In hot water
When, in September 2015, the 182-unit Avalon Hayes Valley apartment complex in San Francisco was awarded LEED Platinum Certification in the Multifamily Midrise category,...
$20 billion skyline
Employers, and by extension, cities seeking growth and tax dollars, are competing more fiercely than ever to become centers of innovation and attract top...
Leading beyond LEED
When the innovative foam-and-stucco structure at 803 Knickerbocker Avenue in Brooklyn couldn't hold up to the blower door test that's a standard trial of...
With lantern and with ladder
The Park Square rental complex at Arlington Street and Columbus Avenue in Bay Village has been carved out of a 1927 Renaissance Revival building. Built...
Sustainability: the new green
The sustainability consultants at Minneapolis-based Sustology saw the stream, which runs from the Mississippi River underneath the Pillsbury A Mill, as a rare opportunity...
The future of energy management in commercial buildings
2012 was a momentous year for commercial energy efficiency : despite a slow-growth economy, the number of buildings registering for U.S. Green Building Council's...
