The U.S. Green Building Council releases its 2010 list of top 10 states for LEED-certified commercial and institutional green buildings per capita, based on the U.S. 2010 Census information. USGBC’s LEED green building certification system is the foremost program for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of green buildings. Over 40,000 projects are currently participating in the commercial and institutional LEED rating systems, comprising over 7.9 billion square feet of construction space in all 50 states and 117 countries.
"Using per capita, versus the more traditional numbers of projects, or pure square footage, is a reminder to all of us that the people who live and work, learn and play in buildings should be what we care about most," said USGBC SVP of LEED, Scot Horst. "2010 was a difficult year for most of the building industry, but in many areas, the hunger for sustainable development kept the markets moving."
The top LEED states per capita, including the District of Columbia:
- District of Columbia: 25.15 square feet per person
- Nevada: 10.92 square feet per person
- New Mexico: 6.35 square feet per person
- New Hampshire: 4.49 square feet per person
- Oregon: 4.07 square feet per person
- South Carolina: 3.19 square feet per person
- Washington: 3.16 square feet per person
- Illinois: 3.09 square feet per person
- Arkansas: 2.9 square feet per person
- Colorado: 2.85 square feet per person
- Minnesota: 2.77 square feet per person
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