LEEDT (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) provides a definitive standard for what constitutes a "green building". Created by the U.S. Green Building Council, the LEED Green Building Rating SystemT evaluates a building's environmental performance from a "whole building" perspective over its entire life cycle. A choice of 69 credits is available to the design team. They serve as voluntary, market-driven building criteria, each representing effective practices and emerging concepts in energy and environmental design.

In the words of the US Green Building Council:
"LEED was created to:"

• define 'green building' by establishing a common standard of measurement
• promote integrated, whole-building design practices
• recognize environmental leadership in the building industry
• stimulate green competition
• raise consumer awareness of green building benefits
• transform the building market"

Four levels of LEEDT certification are available:

• Platinum (52-69 credits)
• Gold, (39-51 credits)
• Silver (33-38 credits)
• Certified (26-32 credits)

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