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LEED Green Building Certification

Leed Building Rating System

1st City of Los Angeles LEED 2.0 certified project. LEED-Gold 2005
Fields Devereaux Architects & Engineers

LEED Platinum 2010 M2A Architects

LEED Platinum 2010
M2A Architects

LACI

Incubator- LEED Platinum 2019 John Friedman - Alice Kimm Architects

Building-Top

LEED Platinum 2020

Gonzalez-Goodale Architects

In 2001 the Los Angeles City Council adopted the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Certification requirement for all new construction and major renovation municipal buildings over 7,500 square feet. At the time Los Angeles was one of the first large cities to adopt such a policy. The Bureau of Engineering received the “Community Impact Award” from the Los Angeles Business Council in 2008 for this policy. 

As of June 2025, the City has completed 64 LEED certified project of which 6 Platinum, 14 Gold, 18 Silver, and 26 Certified level with a total area of 1,885,997 square feet costing $1.2 Billion.

 

2001 Council Approved LEED Construction Policy2008 Council Approved LEED Construction Policy

Link: LEED 3.0 Projects

Link: LEED 4.0-4.1 Projects

Link: LEED 2.0 - 2.4 Projects