The USGBC and the LEED Green Building Rating System

Re>Design: LEED us on

Founded in 1993, the U.S. Green Building Council has become the leading, nonprofit agency internationally promoting green design and sustainable building practices. Its LEED Green Building Rating System, launched in 2000, is a voluntary, consensus based building rating system promoting greener, more energy and water efficient buildings. Environmentally sustainable building materials, such as Tarkett flooring tiles, play an integral role in the LEED program, from regionally sourcing raw materials to the incorporation of recycled content in our products. Tarkett leads the industry in low maintenance flooring, which saves labor costs, cleaning chemicals and water as well as improving indoor air quality. For more information on the USGBC LEED programs, go to www.usgbc.org.

To learn more about the contribution Tarkett tile flooring products can make in your LEED efforts, e-mail us at info.us@tarkett.com.

The LEED Rating System evaluates projects over 5 core and 1 bonus credit categories:

Sustainable Sites (SS)
Water Efficiency (WE)
Energy & Atmosphere (EA)
Materials & Resources (MR)
Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ)
Innovation in Design (and Operations)

Categories under development:
LEED for Neighborhood Development
LEED for Retail
LEED for Healthcare
 
Click on the link below to find out more information on Tarkett Commercial products and LEED credits.

Expressions Tile LEED 2009 Credit Matrix