Top 10 States for LEED Projects in 2015

Feb 3, 2016

The U.S. Green Building Council released a widget online that shows the top 10 states for LEED square footage by capita, by total square footage and by total number of projects in 2015.

Illinois came in first for the most LEED square footage per capita in 2015, 3.4. It was followed by Maryland (3.1) and Massachusetts (3.0).

California ranked first when considering total square footage, with 87.3 million square feet of LEED-certified space. Texas was second with 52.4 million square feet, followed by Illinois with 43.9 million square feet.

For total number of projects certified in 2015, California ranked first with 618, followed by Texas (237) and Illinois (161).

The full list is available online.

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