LEED EB is simply the rating system created by the US Green Building Council (USGBC) that measures the operations and maintenance, on a consistent scale, with the goal of maximizing efficiency while minimizing environmental impacts. The main reason most companies pursue such an ambitious goal is market differentiation of their building. With the highly competitive market for tenants that the last year’s economic realities have produced, many building owners are trying to position their buildings so that they will not be rendered non-competitive as the transformation of the green building movement continues to grow. In other words, with all other things being equal, most tenants would much prefer to rent office space in a LEED building versus a non-LEED building.




