LEED

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Green Building Rating System encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria.

LEED is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings. LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on the performance of their buildings. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality

USGBC West Michigan Chapter is very proud of all the LEED firsts we have in our region:

First LEED Gold Special Education Facility - WoodsEdge Learning Center, Portage, MI
First LEED Manufacturing Plant  -  Steelcase
First LEED School - Goodwillie Environmental, Forest Hills Public Schools
First LEED YMCA - David D. Hunting Branch, Greater Grand Rapids YMCA
First LEED Girl Scout Camp - Camp Anna Behrens
First LEED Sylvan Learning Center – Malone Management
First LEED Habitat for Humanity Home – Habitat for Humanity of Kent County
First LEED Public Art Museum - GRAM, the Grand Rapids Art Museum
First LEED Residence – St. Anthony of Padua Rectory
First LEED Church – Keystone Community Church
First LEED Public Transit Station – Rapid Central Station
First LEED Healthcare Project – Lacks Cancer Center
First LEED Double Gold (Core & Shell and Commercial Interiors) – East Hills Center of the Universe
First LEED Municipal Building – City of Grand Rapids, Water and Environmental Services Building
First LEED-EB Building in Michigan – Cascade Engineering, Grand Rapids Headquarters