The U.S. Green Building Concil invites you to “discover all of the places where you experience LEED – from your home and local school to where you work and where you play. LEED spaces are everywhere, and there’s a LEED rating system for every type of building project.”
“A Day in the Life of LEED” follows several people through their day to explore some of the features that make a building green:
- Daylighting
- Low-VOC materials
- Thermal comfort controls
- Indoor water use reduction
- Acoustic performance
- Quality views
- Transit access
- Open space
- Preferred parking for electric vehicles
- Design for active occupants
- On-site renewable energy sources: solar
- Water-efficient landscaping
- Recycled materials
- Daylight control
- Lighting controls
- Solid waste management
- Energy-efficient appliances
For more information about LEED and the U.S. Green Building Council
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