Created by the US Green Building Council, the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System™ is a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings.

LEED was created to establish a common standard of measurement for defining what constitutes 'green building' and raise consumer awareness of the benefits of sustainable construction. Members of the U.S. Green Building Council, representing all segments of the building industry, developed LEED and continue to contribute to its evolution.

LEED provides a complete framework for assessing building performance and meeting the sustainability goals of green building such as using recycled materials in construction, providing erosion control on building sites, limiting site disturbance as well as minimizing energy consumption.

LEED uses a comprehensive point system used to quantify the use of green building materials, designs, procedures and products. This rating system contains several sections and subsections in which points are allocated toward LEED certification of a building. A minimum of 26 points is needed to become LEED certified at the lowest level.

THERMOMASS can be used to attain up to 21 points in five of the six LEED sections.

For more information on how THERMOMASS can help your next LEED certified project, download our 'Moving Towards LEED' brochure.

Moving Towards LEED (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 854 Kb)