By Celis Brisbin, Programs Manager
Published on 21 Jan 2016 Written by Cecilia Shutters Posted in LEED
Reinstating our monthly feature, we take a look at LEED certification activity since January 1, 2016 broken out by rating system and location, as well as newly certified LEED projects in the news.
Be sure to check out the LEED project directory or the State and Homes Market Briefs for a closer look at LEED projects in your area. You can also visit the Country Market Briefs or the Green Building Information Gateway to analyze LEED trends around the world.
| Certification Level | Projects Certified | Square Footage Certified |
| Certified | 47 | 3.6 million |
| Silver | 39 | 4.6 million |
| Gold | 65 | 15.3 million |
| Platinum | 15 | 4.5 million |
| Total | 166 | 28 million |
| Rating System | Projects | Gross Square Footage |
| LEED for Retail (CI) Pilot | 1 | 94,243 |
| LEED for Schools | 1 | 63,795 |
| LEED v4 ID+C: Retail | 1 | 2,000 |
| LEED-CI 2.0 | 1 | 10,521 |
| LEED-CI Retail v2009 | 32 | 86,431 |
| LEED-CI v2009 | 15 | 1,185,565 |
| LEED-CS 2.0> | 1 | 120,051 |
| LEED-CS v2009 | 20 | 4,956,331 |
| LEED-EB:OM v2009 | 25 | 11,872,578 |
| LEED-HOMES v2008 | 9 | 846,382 |
| LEED-NC 2.2 | 7 | 2,086,172 |
| LEED-NC Retail v2009 | 2 | 9,984 |
| LEED-NC v2009 | 51 | 6,638,664 |
| Total | 166 | 27,972,717 |
| Rating System | Single Family Projects Certified | Multifamily Projects Certified | Total projects Certified | Total Square Footage Certified |
| Homes | 2 | 7 | 9 | 846,382 |
| Countries | Projects | Gross Square Footage |
| Argentina | 1 | 21,404 |
| Brazil | 4 | 520,083 |
| Canada | 3 | 4,600 |
| China | 6 | 2,037,344 |
| China, Hong Kong | 2 | 549,169 |
| Colombia | 1 | 64,046 |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 1,432,960 |
| Finland | 1 | 223,968 |
| Germany | 1 | 747,239 |
| India | 3 | 207,781 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 279,219 |
| Mexico> | 4 | 773,390 |
| Peru | 1 | 94,243 |
| Philippines | 1 | 304,309 |
| Republic of Korea | 1 | 1,310,313 |
| Russian Federation | 1 | 554,395 |
| Spain | 3 | 231,746 |
| Sweden | 2 | 327,916 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1,835,611 |
| Turkey | 1 | 213,617 |
| United States | 124 | 16,239,365 |
| Total | 166 | 27,972,718 |
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