Northern Virginia Adds 6.3 Million Square Feet of LEED Certified Buildings
NVRC Dashboard Updated - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
In 2023, Northern Virginia added 6.3 million square feet across 23 newly certified buildings and 239,100 square feet in one newly certified interior space, for a total of 6.5 million newly added square feet of LEED green space. LEED commercial buildings and space is abundant in Northern Virginia. Existing by 2023 was a total of 123.6 million square feet across 621 buildings and 74 interior spaces.
LEED is the most widely recognized green building system for designing, construction, and operation of buildings and interior spaces of buildings. LEED buildings and interior spaces improve energy efficiency for businesses, lower carbon emissions, and create a healthier environment to live and work. LEED buildings and interior spaces are a critical part of addressing the world's climate crisis, resiliency, and supporting more equitable communities.
For more information on LEED and green building see NVRC’s Green Buildings web page. Detailed regional information on LEED buildings, including the location, number of buildings, square footage, certification level, and trends can be found on the dashboard.
For more information about LEED please visit the US Green Building Council’s web site. For information regarding various energy efficiency and renewable energy tax credits please visit NVRC’s Energy web site.
About the Northern Virginia Regional Commission
NVRC is a consortium of thirteen local governments representing more than 2.5 million residents. While only 3% of Virginia's land mass, Northern Virginia has a GDP of $276 Billion which is 41.6% of the GDP of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Northern Virginia’s GDP is larger than 24 states and the District of Columbia and if a country would be the 48th largest economy in the world.