LEED Introduction
The US Green Building Council' has developed Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) which is a framework for measuring green building design, construction and maintenance solutions. To have a building LEED certified there are a number of criteria to be assessed and points awarded for compliance with each aspect, these are weighted for their considered environmental impact. The areas where points can be gained are Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy & Atmosphere, Materials & Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality, Locations & Linkages, Awareness & Education, innovation in design and Regional Priority. A total number of points above a minimum threshold (40) will enable you to be certified to 'certified status' = 40 points, 'Silver' 50 points, 'Gold' 60 points and 'Platinum' 80 to 110 points.
The pages in this section provide guidance with respect to wood based panels and their capacity for gaining points in certain identified areas of the LEED certification documents.
