D.C. Leads the U.S. in LEED Space
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Recently completed Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-certified projects helped Washington, D.C., rank No. 1 on the U.S. Green Building Council’s list of most LEED-certified space per capita. Ranked independently of the top 10 states, the nation’s capital has 25.15 sf of LEED-certified space per capita. The International Monetary Fund’s D.C.-based headquarters, which achieved LEED certification last year, added to the U.S. capital’s ranking.
Green building projects helped the construction industry through a difficult 2010, according to Scott Horst, USGBC senior vice president. “In many areas, the hunger for sustainable development kept the markets moving.” Office was the most common property represented in the rankings, with Chicago logging the most LEED-approved projects last year. After factoring in per capita square footage, Illinois ranked eighth among the 50 U.S. states.
The top LEED states per capita in 2010, including the District of Columbia, were:
- District of Columbia: 25.15 sf
- Nevada: 10.92 sf
- New Mexico: 6.35 sf
- New Hampshire: 4.49 sf
- Oregon: 4.07 sf
- South Carolina: 3.19 sf
- Washington: 3.16 sf
- Illinois: 3.09 sf
- Arkansas: 2.90 sf
- Colorado: 2.85 sf
- Minnesota: 2.77 sf
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