How green is Austin? Here's how its building practices compare to other U.S. cities The United States saw more than 3,400 properties win LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council over the past year, a surge in energy-efficient construction affecting some 1,324 cities nationwide. The flurry of activity pushed LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) designations to a record 28,582 properties as of mid-March, with approximately 12 percent of those certifications — 3,442 properties in all — occurring since January 2016. The LEED-certification program has been among the key barometers used to measure energy-efficient building practices globally since 2004.
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