LEED Archives

Packaging World Features Method’s “South Side Soapbox”

Being the world’s first and only LEED Platinum-certified manufacturing plant to produce consumer products, Method is proud of their “South Side Soapbox”

Shaw Industries’ Asia Carpet Tile Manufacturing Facility Earns LEED Silver Status

Shaw Industries’ Asia carpet tile manufacturing facility in Nantong, China has achieved LEED Silver status in the New Construction category.

Pioneering a Platinum Interior

Architecture leaders HKS find Cradle to Cradle Certified(TM) products prove beneficial for LEED v4 documentation.

How Carnegie uses sugarcane to make greener textiles

Carnegie has been on a seven-year journey to create the world's first bio-based interior textile that doesn't compromise performance, value or aesthetics.

Construction Specialties now has the most Cradle to Cradle Certified Gold building and interior products

Construction Specialties expands Cradle to Cradle Certified Gold and Silver product offerings with 20 certified models of Expansion Joint Covers.

Cradle to Cradle Certification Included in Newest Version of LEED

As pressure builds from special interests for the federal government to ditch its preference for LEED certification of buildings, the latest version of LEED has been approved, making it more powerful than ever.

Cradle to Cradle Certified Earns Innovation in Design Credits for SMITHGROUPJJR’s ‘Workplace of the Future’

In pursuit of LEED Platinum CI for its new Washington, DC studio, SmithGroupJJR earned an Innovation in Design (ID) Credit that demonstrates a commitment to sustainability through holistic product evaluation.

Green Pioneer William McDonough

McDonough's varied worlds overlap this week in San Francisco. On Thursday at Moscone Center, he will give a concluding speech at Greenbuild, a conference with 35,000 attendees hosted by the United States Green Building Council. On Wednesday night, by contrast, he's the subject of a fundraising tribute for his Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institution; [...]