Canada Overtaken by China in LEED Buildings

China has wrested the number-one ranking from Canada for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) buildings outside of the U.S. The program, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, is a rating system for design, construction, operation, and maintenance of green buildings. The U.S. remains the global leader at 336.84 million square meters (2626 million sq. ft.) Next are:

• China: 34.62 m² and 931 LEED-certified projects
• Canada: 34.39 m² and 2586 projects
• India: 15.90 m² and 644 projects
• Brazil: 5.43 m² and 380 projects
• Republic of Korea: 5.95 m² and 97 projects
• Taiwan: 5.66 m² and 99 projects
• Germany: 5.03 m² and 215 projects
• Turkey: 4.78 m² and 191 projects
• Sweden: 3.88 m² and 210 projects
• United Arab Emirates: 3.64 m² and 180 projects

— USGBC