What is LEED?

LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a tool for green design to help design teams and owners determine green project goals, identify green design strategies, measure and monitor progress, and document success.

Developed by USGBC, or U.S. Green Building Council; which is a national, non-profit organization consisting of a voluntary, diverse membership that operates on consensus principles.
Consists of a family of rating systems:
LEED for New Construction (LEED-NC)
LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance (LEED-EB)
LEED for Commercial Interiors (LEED-CI)
LEED for Core & Shell (LEED-CS)
LEED for Homes (LEED-H)
LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND)
LEED for Multi-buildings / campuses
LEED for Laboratories
LEED for Schools
LEED for Retail
LEED for Healthcare

LEED-NC Credit Categories

Sustainable Sites	14 points
Water Efficiency	5 points
Energy and Atmosphere	17 points
Materials and Resources	13 points
Indoor Environmental quality	15 points
Innovation and Design	5 points
	_______
Total Available	69 points