Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is an internationally recognized green building certification system, developed and managed by the US Green Building Council (USGBC).  LEED certification requires third-party verification that a building or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across the following metrics: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.
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