LEED Certified Embassies
 | EMBASSIES GO GREEN In 2008, the U.S. Green Building Council awarded Overseas Buildings Operations with a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) certification for the new U.S. Embassy in Panama City. This was the second time a U.S. Embassy was awarded with this distinctive honor. As LEED® certification has become a coveted symbol of environmental responsibility, the Bureau has required all future U.S. Embassies to earn this certification. |
LEED® is an internationally recognized certification system that measures how well a building or community performs across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.*
Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED® provides building owners and operators a concise framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions.*
*Source: www.usgbc.org
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