LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification system, providing third-party verification that a building or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.

Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED provides building owners and operators a concise framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions.

LEED is flexible enough to apply to all building types - commercial as well as residential. It works throughout the building lifecycle - design and construction, operations and maintenance, tenant fitout, and significant retrofit. And LEED for Neighborhood Development extends the benefits of LEED beyond the building footprint into the neighborhood it serves.

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building certification program is a voluntary, consensus-based national rating system for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings. LEED addresses all building types and emphasizes state-of-the-art strategies in five areas: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials and resources selection, and indoor environmental quality.

Buildings in the United States are responsible for 39% of CO2 emissions, 40% of energy consumption, 13% water consumption and 15% of GDP per year, making green building a source of significant economic and environmental opportunity. Greater building efficiency can meet 85% of future U.S. demand for energy.

Amweld International's products contribute to a building earning points toward their LEED certification. In our Tech Data document G-11.0 LEED 2009 for new Construction and Major Renovations MR (Material and Resources) CREDIT 4 Recycled Content is defined as well as MR CREDIT 5 Regional Materials. By providing some creative additional "services" the local Distributor can also have an indirect contribution toward earning points for the building.

In Tech Data document G-11.1 LEED 2009 for Schools New Construction and Major Renovations contribution towards points occur in MR (Materials and Resources) CREDIT $ Recycled Content, MR CREDIT 5 Regional Materials, IEQ (Indoor Environmental Quality) CREDIT 9 (Enhanced Acoustical Performance) and IEQ CREDIT 10 Mold prevention. By providing some creative additional "services" the local Distributor can also have an indirect contribution toward earning points for the building.