As of April 2024, there were over 3.7 billion gross square feet worth of buildings in the United States with a gold LEED certification. Meanwhile, the surface area of buildings with a platinum LEED certification, the highest level of energy efficiency, amounted to 626 million square feet. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.
Cumulative LEED-certified building surface area in the United States as of April 2024, by level of certification
(in million of square feet)
The different levels of LEED certification are awarded depending on the score awarded to each building. Those at the platinum level are the most energy efficient, while buildings at the certified level are less energy efficient.
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USGBC. (April 1, 2024). Cumulative LEED-certified building surface area in the United States as of April 2024, by level of certification (in million of square feet) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356678/leed-certified-building-surface-area-us-by-level-of-certification/
USGBC. "Cumulative LEED-certified building surface area in the United States as of April 2024, by level of certification (in million of square feet)." Chart. April 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356678/leed-certified-building-surface-area-us-by-level-of-certification/
USGBC. (2024). Cumulative LEED-certified building surface area in the United States as of April 2024, by level of certification (in million of square feet). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356678/leed-certified-building-surface-area-us-by-level-of-certification/
USGBC. "Cumulative Leed-certified Building Surface Area in The United States as of April 2024, by Level of Certification (in Million of Square Feet)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356678/leed-certified-building-surface-area-us-by-level-of-certification/
USGBC, Cumulative LEED-certified building surface area in the United States as of April 2024, by level of certification (in million of square feet) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356678/leed-certified-building-surface-area-us-by-level-of-certification/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Cumulative LEED-certified building surface area in the United States as of April 2024, by level of certification (in million of square feet) [Graph], USGBC, April 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356678/leed-certified-building-surface-area-us-by-level-of-certification/
