The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released its annual ranking of the top 10 states in the nation for LEED, the world’s most widely used and recognized green building rating system. Minnesota came in ninth.
“Minnesota has so many committed business and community leaders, policy makers and green building professionals who are using LEED to transform their built environment, producing many innovative spaces that will improve the health of our shared planet, as well as the health of the people who use those buildings every day,” says Rick Fedrizzi, CEO and founding chair, USGBC, in a press release.
Projects in the Twin Cities with LEED include the Wells Fargo Center and Campbell Mithun Tower, both in Minneapolis and both LEED Gold; and Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul (LEED Certified).