If you’re at this page/step then you’ve probably already addressed the basics about LEED and the USGBC.

Now onto the LEED Rating System - contrived by the USGBC and basically comprising of 5 diverse fields which are exhaustively dealt with in the highly-evolved rating system.

• Building Design & Construction
• Interior Design and Construction
• Operations & Maintenance
• Homes
• Neighborhood Development

Now let’s take a probing look at each eco-friendly construction category.

Green Building Design & Construction

Whether it’s the restoration of waning offices or refurbishments of slumping apartments - this category has 5 LEED rating systems that act as a framework for green construction of high-performance new structures or fixing up the old in an improved, eco-savvy way.

Green Interior Design and Construction

Addressing Commercial Interiors and LEED Retail Interiors, these set of LEED ratings were specifically conceived for tenants that lease a part of a large-sized establishment.

It enthusiastically promotes high-performance green interiors and productive ecologically-sensitive environments.

Green Building Operations & Maintenance

This one’s self-explanatory.

All presently structured schools and buildings undergo operations and maintenance, small-scale renovations in a precise, guided format that is on par with the LEED excellence.

Chemical use, recycling programs and/or system upgrades - building owners and operators take care of these and other graveling, eco-harsh issues through the LEED ratings program.

Green Homes Design & Construction

The many pleasures of green homes - cost-effective, energy-efficient, less wastage of water and natural resources, very budget-friendly and overall healthy for occupant well-being.

Providing indoor environmental quality to its residents, these ratings systems were conceptualized with single and multi-family residences in mind. LEED for homes is constituted after the ‘Energy Star for Homes’ program by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Green Neighborhood Development

According to the USGBC - “the LEED for Neighborhood Development Rating System integrates the principles of smart growth, urbanism and green building into the first national system for neighborhood design”

For long-term sustainable development, these LEED standard neighborhoods can help in effectively reducing greenhouse gas emissions. What could be a more eco-savvy step than resolving global warming issues?