USGBC Follows Its Own LEED

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the creator of the LEED Green Building Rating System, has announced that its new Washington, DC headquarters has earned LEED Platinum Commercial Interiors certification for its office suite.

The suite is located within the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) building, which is also a LEED building, having received LEED Gold for New Construction certification last month.

“As the developers of the LEED rating system, it was very important for the USGBC’s headquarters to be in a LEED certified space,” says Rick Fedrizzi, president, CEO and founding chair of the USGBC.

The new space offers 22,000 square feet of open work areas. All common spaces are centrally located to provide opportunities for impromptu collaboration between departments.

Other green features include renewable bamboo flooring, reused granite countertops and non-toxic wall paint. The ceiling tiles are also recyclable.