USGBC

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Architects
Product Manufacturers
Federal,Local,and State Governments
BuildingOwners
Nonprofit Leaders
Planners
USGBC
Engineers
Interior Designers
Financial Planners
Utility Managers
Landscape Architects
BuildingTenants
PropertyManagers
CodeOfficials
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Who are we?
USGBC is a community of leaders working to
transform the way buildings and communities are
designed, built, and operated. We envision an
environmentally responsible, healthy, and
prosperous environment.
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STEWARD this market transformation
OFFER expertise
USGBC
EDUCATE the industry and the public
PROVIDE tools
FORUM for industry dialog
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USGBC membership growth reflects the expansion of
green buildings in the market
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4970
huge growth in the last 5 years
T O T A L M E M B E R S
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2370
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steady growth in the first 5 years
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U.S. Building Impacts
12 Water Use
30 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
65 Waste Output
70 Electricity Consumption
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Average Savings of Green Buildings
WASTE COST SAVINGS 50-90
WATER USE SAVINGS 30-50
CARBON SAVINGS 35
ENERGY SAVINGS 30
Source Capital E
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Improved Bottom Line.
30-70 ENERGY SAVINGS
VERIFIED PERFORMANCE
INCREASED VALUE
ENHANCED PRODUCTIVITY
REDUCED LIABILITY IMPROVED RISK MANAGEMENT
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Improved Bottom Line.
30-70 ENERGY SAVINGS
VERIFIED PERFORMANCE
REDUCED ABSENTEEISM
INCREASED VALUE
PRODUCTIVITY
REDUCED LIABILITY IMPROVED RISK MANAGEMENT
IMPROVED EMPLOYEE MORALE
ENHANCED RECRUITMENT
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Average Productivity Gains
INDIVIDUAL TEMPERATURE CONTROL ENHANCES
PRODUCTIVITY 3.6
HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIGHTING ENHANCES
PRODUCTIVITY 6.7
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Increased Productivity.
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Occupants and tenants perceive value of working
in a green building to be
REDUCED ENERGY CONSUMPTION
INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY
HEALTH BENEFIT
LOWER OPERATING COSTS
POSITIVE MARKETING AND PROMOTION
OVERALL ENVIRONMENTALBENEFIT
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What is the LEED System?
Scores are tallied for different aspects of
efficiency and design in appropriate
categories. For instance, LEED assesses in
detail 1. Site Planning 2. Water Management 3.
Energy Management 4. Material Use 5. Indoor
Environmental Air Quality 6. Innovation
Design Process
LEADERSHIP in ENERGY and ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN A
leading-edge system for certifying DESIGN,
CONSTRUCTION, OPERATIONS of the greenest
buildings in the world
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Levels of LEED Ratings
Green Buildings worldwide are certified with a
voluntary, consensus-based rating system. USGBC
has four levels of LEED.
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200
LEED for new construction buildings
Distributionby geography
100-199
as of 07/06
50-99
20-49
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300
LEED for New Construction BuildingsDistribution b
y Building Type
100-299
50-99
3-49
as of 09/06
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