Washington, D.C. Leads U.S. with LEED-Certified Space

By Emily Catacchio

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released a list of states with the most LEED-certified commercial space. USGBC’s 2010 list is led by Washington, D.C., with 25 ft² of LEED-certified space per person; next follows Nevada with 10.92 ft²; New Mexico, New Hampshire, and Oregon complete the top five. Within USGBC’s list, commercial office space was the most common LEED project type. For more information, visit www.usgbc.org.

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