Statistics
Building Green for Energy Efficiency
Green building means energy efficiency and better design, construction, operation, maintenance and removal of building materials. Many local governments are seeing the savings generated by green building, which lowers energy bills and reduces greenhouse gas emissions considerably. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification is a scoring system that allows builders to quantify their carbon emissions savings as well as their savings on energy bills.
LEED Certified Square Footage for Top 20 Cities
with Most LEED Certified Space
LEED Certified Square Footage (thousands of square feet) |
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Sacramento Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco San Jose Irvine Fairfield Torrance Santa Monica |
4,298,988 1,852,579 1,689,109 1,232,718 1099,,827 1,013,102 643,000 625,000 623,724 |
Cabazon Oakland South San Francisco Santa Barbara Merced Bakersfield Pasadena Pleasanton Cupertino Truckee |
396,000 366,178 194,674 192,268 146,380 144,000 136,784 99,545 91,540 86,424 |
Sources:
ENERGY STAR
US Green Building Council