The USGBC has released the 2010 list of the top states for LEED-certified commercial and institutional green buildings per capita with some surprising results. Though California, Texas, and New York are the top three states ranked by total number of LEED projects, none made the list based on certifications per capita.“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 in a statement.
The top LEED states per capita:
- District of Columbia: 25.15 sf
- Nevada: 10.92 sf
- New Mexico: 6.35 sf
- New Hampshire: 4.49 sf
- Oregon: 4.07 sf
- South Carolina: 3.19 sf
- Washington: 3.16 sf
- Illinois: 3.09 sf
- Arkansas: 2.9 sf
- Colorado: 2.85 sf
- Minnesota: 2.77 sf
Top 10 states ranked by total number of LEED projects
(As of Jan 21. 2011)
