The U. S. Green Building Council is a national non-profit organization dedicated to promoting increased sustainability of the built environment through environmental awareness education and certification programs for improved facility performance.  By providing the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system for buildings, measurements can be taken to verify and insure progress in the quest to improve the built environment's contribution toward the future sustainability of planet Earth.

To learn more about USGBC's Strategic Plan for 2009-2013, click on this link to go to the document.