Texas Ranks Fifth In LEED Green Buildings

*Correction & Clarification: the Texas A&M University Real Estate Center reported that the U.S. Green Building Council’s annual list had ranked Texas in the top ten. However, the announcement of the rankings was released by the U.S. Green Building Council. We regret our errors and apologize for any confusion it may have caused.*

On Tuesday, Feb. 5, the Texas A&M University Real Estate Center reported Texas has landed on the U.S. Green Building Council’s annual list for the top ten states for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design since 2016.

The U.S. Green Building Council released its annual list on Feb. 4, and Texas ranked 5^th certifying 277 buildings for a total over 88.4 million gross square feet (GSF) in 2018. The 88.4 million GSF breaks down to 3.52 GSF of LEED-certified space per resident in Texas.

The Lone Star state falls behind only California, who ranked 112.4 million GSF, in total square footage.

USGBC ranks states by GSF per capita. Illinois was named number 1 with 5.31 GSF per capita followed by Massachusetts, 5.3 GSF per capita, Washington, 4.25 GSF and New York, 3.76 GSF.

Washington D.C. had the highest GSF per capita at 61.74. However, due to it being a federal district instead of a state, it was not included in the rankings. Nationally, 2,886 commercial projects were LEED-certified in 2018.