Washington, DC Is the LEED Green Buildings Leader

Washington, DC leads the 2011 list of top ten states for LEED-certified commercial and institutional buildings released by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). When measured by square feet of green construction per capita, the District led the nation with nearly 19 million sq. ft. of LEED-certified space in 2011. This amounts to more than 31 sq. ft. per resident. Colorado (13.8 million sq. ft. of green construction, 2.74 sq. ft. per person) and Illinois (34.5 million sq. ft. and 2.69 sq. ft.) ranked second and third respectively. Virginia came fourth with 19.3 million sq. ft. of LEED-certified space, 2.42 sq. ft. per resident. Maryland ranked sixth with 11.9 million sq. ft. of green construction, 2.07 sq. ft. per resident. The top ten USGBC list is based on the U.S. 2010 Census information and indicates how much exposure residents in different states have to green building according to each state's portfolio of LEED-certified places in 2011. While California was the number one state that had the highest volume of LEED-certified places in 2011 (71.5 million sq. ft.), its green building exposure per resident was only 1.92 sq. ft. per resident.

PMA Up to the Minute, January 23, 2012

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