Number of LEED-Certified Projects in Colorado Will Top Last Year's Record Total
The U.S. Green Building Council Colorado Chapter recently released its mid-year report on LEED-certified projects in the state for the first half of 2015. Halfway through the year, the report targets 73 projects that already represent 8,524,716 sq ft of real estate, putting the state on track to outpace 2014 numbers. Last year, Colorado certified a total of 102 projects representing 15,816,498 sq ft of real estate.
In the first quarter of 2015, there were two projects that reached the Platinum level, 16 Gold, 17 Silver and 10 Certified, totaling 45 projects overall. In the second quarter, four projects were granted Platinum status, 15 Gold, 5 Silver and 4 Certified, totaling 28 LEED-certified projects. The majority of the buildings were in Denver, which had 25 projects, and Fort Collins, which had 18.