The LEED Green Building Rating System was developed by the USGBC in 2000 as a green building design tool and guideline. In the past five years, more than 2000 projects have registered with USGBC, declaring their intent to seek LEED certification of their building. In the past seven months alone, USGBC has launched two new LEED rating systems: LEED for Commercial Interiors (LEED-CI) and LEED for Existing Buildings (LEED-EB). LEED-CI addresses the specific needs of tenant improvement projects, and LEED-EB deals with sustainable building operation and maintenance.
Continuing its efforts with this trend the USGBC is currently working on rating systems for the speculative development market (LEED for Core and Shell) and the residential homes market (LEED for Homes). Both of these rating systems are currently being pilot tested prior to their official release.
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