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Council on Foreign Relation's HQ Awarded LEED Gold
CFR’s Washington, DC, Building Awarded LEED Gold Certification
October 16, 2009
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is proud to announce that its new Washington, DC, building was awarded LEED® gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and was verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI).
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is the nation's premier program for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. Only some 3,400 buildings nationwide are LEED certified. Of these, 1,100 of them have achieved gold certification (the second highest level of certification, behind platinum).
To read more and see how this existing building renovation achieved a LEED Gold Certification, click here.
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