LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

LEED—an acronym for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design—is a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable ("green") buildings. The linked documents below provide information to help you understand the costs and benefits of acquiring LEED certification.

LEED Expenditures & Benefits

LEED Cost Analysis-Summary

LEED Cost Analysis Report

Insulation is Sexy, and Obama Agrees!

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At a press conference in Alexandria, VA, President Obama discussed the economic impacts of energy saving home retrofits at Home Depot.

Stimulus Funding

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A top Washington, D.C. law firm video explains how the Federal Stimulus funding for builders, owners, and architects will flow, how to find it and where to start.

Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)

Learn more about how EPS reduces global warming.

Sustainability Hits a Wall

How does a typical wall perform?

GBS asked the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) to build several walls, use ASTM standards to measure performance and report the results at ASHRAE ‘s NY Conference.

Home Builder Tips from Bill McCauley

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