Most of the LEED-certified building surface area in the United States was owned by the corporate and investor sector as of April 2024. The cumulative area of LEED buildings that belonged to that sector was approximately ten times larger than that of state, tribal, and local governments. Higher education buildings with an LEED certificate amounted to 449 million square feet.
Cumulative LEED-certified building surface area in the United States as of April 2024, by type of owner sector
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USGBC. (April 1, 2024). Cumulative LEED-certified building surface area in the United States as of April 2024, by type of owner sector (in million of square feet) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 30, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356664/leed-certified-building-surface-area-us-by-owner/
USGBC. "Cumulative LEED-certified building surface area in the United States as of April 2024, by type of owner sector (in million of square feet)." Chart. April 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356664/leed-certified-building-surface-area-us-by-owner/
USGBC. (2024). Cumulative LEED-certified building surface area in the United States as of April 2024, by type of owner sector (in million of square feet). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356664/leed-certified-building-surface-area-us-by-owner/
USGBC. "Cumulative Leed-certified Building Surface Area in The United States as of April 2024, by Type of Owner Sector (in Million of Square Feet)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356664/leed-certified-building-surface-area-us-by-owner/
USGBC, Cumulative LEED-certified building surface area in the United States as of April 2024, by type of owner sector (in million of square feet) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356664/leed-certified-building-surface-area-us-by-owner/ (last visited January 30, 2025)
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