The Rise of LEED: Certification Milestones and Influential Projects (1993–2020)

1. U.S. Green Building Council founded

   Jan 1, 1993Labels: U S, LEED

   • USGBC Wiki

2. LEED program launches as a national system

   Jan 1, 1998Labels: LEED, United States

   • Congress CRS
   • LEED Wiki

3. First LEED certifications awarded

   Mar 1, 2000Labels: LEED, Certification

   • Building Enclosure
   • Congress CRS

4. USGBC members approve LEED-NC v2.0

   May 1, 2000Labels: LEED-NC v2, USGBC

   • Building Enclosure
   • LEED Wiki

5. First LEED Platinum: Philip Merrill Environmental Center

   Jan 1, 2001Labels: Philip Merrill, LEED Platinum

   • Merrill Center Wiki
   • LEED Wiki

6. Greenbuild conference founded

   Jan 1, 2002Labels: Greenbuild, Conference

   • USGBC Greenbuild

7. LEED-NC v2.1 administrative update announced

   Nov 19, 2002Labels: LEED-NC v2, USGBC

   • Buildings com

8. LEED Core & Shell pilot applications open

   Oct 15, 2003Labels: LEED-CS, Core &

   • Buildings com

9. LEED for Existing Buildings released

   Oct 1, 2004Labels: LEED-EB, Existing Buildings

   • Architect Magazine
   • Daily Reporter

10. LEED for Commercial Interiors fully launched

    Dec 22, 2004Labels: LEED-CI, Commercial Interiors

    • ACHR News

11. USGBC launches LEED for Homes pilot

    Aug 1, 2005Labels: LEED for, USGBC

    • BuildingGreen

12. Hearst Tower earns LEED Gold in New York City

    Jan 1, 2006Labels: Hearst Tower, LEED Gold

    • Architect Magazine
    • Hearst Tower Wiki

13. LEED for Neighborhood Development pilot begins

    Jul 1, 2007Labels: LEED-ND, Neighborhood Development

    • USGBC Archive

14. LEED 2009 (LEED v3) launches

    Apr 27, 2009Labels: LEED v3, LEED 2009

    • Holland Hart
    • USGBC Deadlines

15. One Bryant Park achieves LEED Platinum (Core & Shell)

    May 20, 2010Labels: One Bryant, LEED Platinum

    • Durst PR
    • Architectural Record

16. LEED v4 approved; launch set for Greenbuild

    Jul 2, 2013Labels: LEED v4, USGBC

    • CEA News
    • ABC Newsline

17. LEED v4 launched at Greenbuild 2013

    Nov 20, 2013Labels: LEED v4, Greenbuild

    • ABC Newsline
    • Trane ENL

18. LEED 2009 registration closes for new projects

    Oct 31, 2016Labels: LEED 2009, USGBC

    • USGBC Deadlines

19. LEED v4.1 released for cities and residential

    Apr 2, 2019Labels: LEED v4, Cities

    • LEED Wiki

20. LEED surpasses 100,000 certified commercial projects

    Nov 1, 2019Labels: LEED, Commercial Projects

    • Congress CRS