Exclusive agreement will facilitate LEED certification internationally
WASHINGTON — Bureau Veritas and Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), the certification body for the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building program, recently finalized the terms of its exclusive global agreement to facilitate LEED certification internationally.
LEED, a program for the certification of design, construction, maintenance, and operations of green buildings, certifies more than 1.85 million square feet of commercial building space daily. There are currently more than 69,000 LEED building projects located in more than 150 countries and territories with approximately 44 percent of all square footage outside the U.S.