growth of LEED in the global
marketplace and an internation-
al commitment to the creation
of a sustainable built environ-
ment,” said Mahesh Ramanujam, presi-
dent and CEO, USGBC. “As we pursue
a worldwide effort to mitigate climate
change, LEED and the green building in-
dustry have created a path forward for
market transformation while changing
the way we think about how buildings,
communities and cities are planned, con-
structed, maintained and operated.”
Global green building is expected
to double every three years, accord-
ing to a Dodge Data & Analytics
World Green Building Trends 2016
SmartMarket Report, to which USGBC
was a contributing partner. Conducted
in 70 countries, the report found that
emerging economies like China, India
and Brazil will be engines of green
growth, with development varying
from twofold to sixfold over cur-
rent green building levels. Increased
consumer demand has also pushed
the world’s green building market to
a trillion-dollar industry, a surge that
has led to a corresponding increase in
the scope and size of the green building
materials market, which is expected to
reach $234 billion by 2019.
LEED, or Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design, is the world’s most
widely used green building rating system.
The analysis used to develop the list ranks
countries in terms of cumulative LEED-certified GSM space as of December
2016. LEED-certified spaces use fewer energy and water resources; save money for
families, businesses and taxpayers; reduce
carbon emissions; and prioritize environmental and human health.
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