Green Building Council Provides New Tools for Tracking Green Buildings

Green building construction, in particular LEED-certified buildings, continues to expand at accelerated rates in all parts of the U.S. To help track this growth, the US Green Building Council (USGBC) recently launched a new section of its Web site that allows users to enter a state and view details about LEED project registration and certification along with other details about LEED certification in that state. Click here to track your state. 

The USGBC also launched a new Web site called The Green Building Information Gateway or GBIG for short. This Web site allows users to type in an address, Zip code or city and return all the green buildings listed. Many of the projects listed are LEED-certified buildings, but others are identified as green using other benchmarks such as Energy Star. Visit www.gbig.org to find green projects in your area.