New York takes the lead as No. 1 state for LEED-certified buildings

by Christopher Brinckerhoff | February 19, 2024 6:00 am

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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)[2] released its annual list of Top 10 States for LEED. For the first time, New York ranked No. 1, based on LEED-certified gross square footage per capita over the past year, leading the country in green building.

New York totaled 201 newly LEED-certified projects in 2023 that encompassed more than 8,639,982.72 m² (93 million ft²), equating to nearly 0.427 LEED-certified m² (4.6 ft²) per resident. Following behind was Illinois (0.298 m² (3.213 ft²) per capita), Massachusetts (0.298 m² (3.21 ft²) per capita), Washington (2.88 m² (31 ft²) per capita), and Georgia (0.238 m² (2.56 ft²) per capita). Though not on the list because of its status as a federal district, the District of Columbia continued to lead nationally with more than 3.995 m² (43 ft²) per capita.

“The LEED certification system is a vital tool for both organizations and governments seeking to create better living, working, and learning spaces while addressing the urgent challenges of climate change, health and affordability,” says Peter Templeton, USGBC president and CEO. “The top 10 report highlights the remarkable progress of the public and private sectors towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions, health impacts, and operating costs in buildings across their states. USGBC applauds the Top 10 states for their leadership in adopting the readily available technologies and proven green building solutions needed to advance healthy, responsible, and equitable communities in every state.”

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