LEED Initiatives by State/County/City - Armstrong

The University is exploring using LEED for Existing Buildings.
http://www.ucop.edu/facil/greenbldgs/
University of Cincinnati:
New construction must achieve LEED certification with a target of Gold.
http://www.uc.edu/architect/documents/design/sustain1.pdf
University of Florida: The University of Florida requires all new construction and major
renovation projects to be LEED certified.
http://www.facilities.ufl.edu/sustain/index.htm
Contact: Bahar Armaghani, University of Florida, Facilities, Planning,
Construction: (352)294-0080
barmagh@ufl.edu
University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill:
The university will use LEED guidelines to develop a sustainability
program for new projects.
University of Oregon: All new construction projects must meet LEED certification.
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/%7Euplan/sustainable.html#sustplan
University of Vermont: The university’s policy, Environmental Design and Vermont
Purchasing in New and Renovated Buildings, states that all new buildings
and major renovations will achieve a LEED Certified level.
http://www.uvm.edu/%7Euvmppg/ppg/facil/greenbuilding.html
University of Washington/Washington Community Colleges
As per ESSB 5509 (see Washington listing above), state-funded projects
over 5,000 sq ft, including school district buildings, must achieve LEED
Silver certification.
ESSB 5509: http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-
06/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5509-S.PL.htm
Community Colleges, Dept. of General Administration, The Evergreen
State College, and several other smaller agencies have made LEED Silver
the standard for design and construction, however certification is not
required.
LEED Initiatives in Governments and Schools
U.S. Green Building Council
December 2005
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