USGBC

The U.S. Green Building Council
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a non-profit organization comprised of leaders from every sector of the building industry, including Zurn and Eaton, working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. USGBC’s more than 11,000 member organizations and its network of 75 regional chapters have united to advance USGBC’s mission of transforming the building industry to sustainability.

USGBC’s core purpose is to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life.

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED™) Green Building Rating System represents the U.S. Green Building Council’s effort to provide a national standard for what constitutes a “green building.” Through its use as a design guideline and third party certification tool, it aims to improve occupant well-being, environmental performance and economic returns of buildings using established innovative practices, standards and technologies.

Application for LEED credits starts with the architects and other building designers. Through the use of carefully calculated floor plans, environmentally-friendly building materials, energy efficient products and innovative system designs, buildings can obtain a high ranking LEED certification. This certification process produces buildings that are great environments and will save energy and resources every day.