Update on LEED Project Performance: Energy, Emissions, Commuting, and Occupant Experience - November 2020

Arc measures and scores the operational performance of spaces and buildings around the world. Arc scores power LEED v4.1 O+M certification, LEED Recertification, and LEED Zero. 

This article updates information provided in April 2020. Since that time, overall Arc engagement has increased steadily:

Many of these projects have earned LEED certification, and this creates the opportunity to analyze the relationship between LEED certification level and key performance metrics. The table below provides data through the end of October 2020 for approximately 5,000 LEED-certified projects in the Arc database. The number of projects with complete data for each metric and each certification level varies.   

Overall, the data show significant and sometimes dramatic improvements in performance between LEED Certified and LEED Platinum projects. Highlights include:

These metrics reflect the greater stringency of LEED requirements as projects progress from the Certified to Platinum level. At this time, it is not possible to compare these absolute values or trends to non-LEED spaces or buildings. Consequently, LEED Certified is used as a baseline for comparison, even though this already reflects requirements beyond most local codes and standards. 

These metrics also illustrate the type of information Arc can provide for any project or portfolio. 

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Table 1. Comparison of five key performance indicators for LEED Certified, Silver, Gold, and Platinum projects. 

Table 2. Changes in performance compared to LEED Certified. All Certified-to-Certified comparisons have no change, and they are listed as not applicable (n/a).