Introducing LEED® and Green Building to our Tenants

500 New Jersey Avenue has been designed to provide our tenants with the highest quality indoor environment and lowest utility costs possible while helping to preserve the environment for future generations.  500 New Jersey Avenue has received a Silver certification by the US Green Building Council, a non-profit organization recognizing the highest levels of green building performance through its LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System.

This chapter outlines the environmentally friendly or “green” features and benefits of 500 New Jersey Avenue as well as the performance criteria required by all building tenants in order to contribute the achievement of the building’s prestigious LEED™ rating.  References to specific credits contained in LEED are indicated in parenthesis throughout this document. 

A copy of the LEED Green Building Rating System is attached for reference .

Tenants are strongly encouraged to include a LEED Accredited Professional in the design team.