LEED: the green building rating system

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the most widely used green building rating system in the world. The point-based system rates building projects’ sustainable performance, both in their design and their construction phase. We explain what LEED is and how your project can achieve a LEED-certification with the help of Reynaers Aluminium profiles.

The LEED certification programme is a globally recognised rating system initiated by the USGBC (United States Green Building Council). If you see this label, you know that a building is designed to meet and beat the strictest sustainability standards. The sustainable requirements taken into account include energy and water efficiency, the use of renewable resources, and carbon emission reduction. Also, ensuring a healthy indoor environment and keeping the general environmental impact as low as possible lead to higher LEED ratings.