USGBC Headquarters Certified LEED Platinum

Washington, DC, July 20, 2009--The U.S. Green Building Council practices what it preaches.

USGBC said its new Washington headquarters has been Platinum certified under the latest version of the LEED green building rating system.

The Council, which moved into its new office in March, outgrew its previous space as a result of the explosive growth it experienced over the last few years. More than 35,000 projects are currently participating in the LEED system, comprising over 5.6 billion square feet of construction space in all 50 states and 91 countries. T

The vision of the space was to exemplify everything a LEED building is: high-performing, resource-efficient, healthy and productive, said Rick Fedrizzi, president, CEO & Founding Chair, USGBC.

"Using the newest version of the rating system renders our space on the cutting edge of building science and technology, and will serve as an educational learning lab and highly representative of a transforming building market.” View photos of the new USGBC headquarters," he said.

Sponsors and donors included Ambius, Armstrong Commercial Ceiling and Wall Systems, Bosch Home Appliances, Convia, A Herman Miller Company, Crestron Electronics, Inc., Excel Dryer, Inc., Forbo Floorings, Haworth, Inc., Icestone LLC, Knoll, Inc., MechoShade Systems, Inc., Price Modern LLC, Sherwin-Williams, Sloan Valve Company, Teknion, and The Mohawk Group.

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