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US Green Building Council | 3
Comprised by tens-of-thousands of member
organizations, chapters, students and com-
munity volunteers, the U.S. Green Build-
ing Council (USGBC) is a nonprofit orga-
nization dedicated to preserving America’s
prosperous and sustainable future through
the creation of cost-effective and energy-effi-
cient green buildings. The USGBC has been
a primary catalyst in the transformation of
trends in design and construction through
the plethora of programs, educational re-
sources and events they annually facilitate.
These efforts include:
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design – LEED is the world’s most widely