VOLUNTARY GREEN BUILDING PROGRAMS
Green Globes™
Green Globes™ uses performance benchmark criteria to evaluate the probable energy consumption of a building. Instead of comparing a building design to the performance of a hypothetical structure designed to ASHRAE 90.1 standards, Green Globes compares against data generated by the EPA's Target Finder, which reflects real building performance – and specifically the better-performing buildings in the Target Finder database. Read full description »
LEED®
The U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certification is a voluntary, continuously evolving national standard for developing high performance sustainable buildings. LEED provides standards for choosing products, but does not certify products. Read full description »
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