LEED for Homes rating system. Green Building  Certification.

LEED, or Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, is a green building certification program that recognizes best-in-class building strategies and practices. To receive LEED certification, building projects satisfy prerequisites and earn points to achieve different levels of certification. Prerequisites and credits differ for each rating system, and teams choose the best fit for their project.

A home is more than just shelter: homes are the most important buildings in our lives. We think that every building should be a green building – but especially homes. Why? LEED homes are built to be healthy, providing clean indoor air and incorporating safe building materials to ensure a comfortable home. Using less energy and water means lower utility bills each month. And in many markets, certified green homes are now selling quicker and for more money than comparable non-green homes. Some of the most important buildings in the world use LEED. Shouldn’t the most important building in everyone’s world use LEED, too?

Who it's for

LEED for Homes is available for building design and construction projects for single family homes and multifamily projects up to eight stories.

• Homes and Multifamily Lowrise: Designed for single family homes and multifamily buildings between one and three stories.
• Multifamily Midrise: Designed for midrise multifamily buildings between four and eight stories.

There are four levels of certification - the number of points a project earns determines the level of LEED certification that the project will receive. Typical certification thresholds are:

• Certified 40-49 Points
• Silver 50-59 Points
• Gold 60-79 Points
• Platinum 80+ Points