Massachusetts Is Leading State for LEED Space Per Capita
USGBC recognizes Washington, D.C., as the country’s geographic leader.
An ideal piece used to help organizations meet their ESG goals, the LEED rating system is the world’s most widely used green building program.
It was created by The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as a leadership standard defining best practices for healthy, high-performing green buildings.
Massachusetts tops the council’s list of top states for LEED buildings measured in gross square footage per capita over the past year at 3.76, followed by Illinois (3.48) and New York (3.17).
One recent LEED property in Massachusetts is by Columbia Property Trust, which last month announced it has signed 10 separate leases that collectively total 115,000 square feet at 116 Huntington Avenue, its 273,000-square-foot boutique office building in Boston’s Back Bay.
DC is Filled with LEED Properties
Though not a state, Washington, D.C., by far takes the top spot in the country with 46.06 over 115 projects.
Other high-ranking states, in order, include California, Maryland, Georgia, Colorado, Virginia, Texas, and Oregon, to round out the top 10.
“It was a strong year for LEED certifications across the US as companies and governments embrace LEED as a tool for meeting ESG goals and organizational commitments to climate action, occupant wellbeing, and resource efficiency,” Peter Templeton, USGBC president and CEO, said in prepared remarks.
USGBC’s LEED system was established in 2000 and in 2022 has surpassed 100,000 LEED-certified projects globally, totaling more than 11 billion certified gross square feet.