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Which Country Has the Most LEED-Rated Green Homes Outside of the U.S. and Canada?

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Two LEED-certified "Green" homes at the corner of Chase and Fergus

Two LEED-certified 'green' homes at the corner of Chase and Fergus in Northside, Cincinnati, OH. Photo by Wholtone

A home is more than just shelter: homes are the most important buildings in our lives. We think that every building should be a green building—but especially homes. Why? LEED homes are built to be healthy, providing clean indoor air and incorporating safe building materials to ensure a comfortable home. Using less energy and water means lower utility bills each month. 

LEED for Homes is available for building design and construction projects for single family homes and multifamily projects up to eight stories—and LEED for Homes projects are now in dozens of countries around the globe. 

Organized by region, the data below shows current LEED for Homes registrations and certifications to date outside of the U.S. and Canada. This data represents projects outside the U.S. and Canada using the LEED BD&C: Homes and Multifamily Lowrise and LEED BD&C: Multifamily Midrise rating systems. 

LEED for Homes: International project data

RegionCountryRegistered UnitsCertified UnitsProvider(s) Serving Projects
EuropeAustria-inc1 Davis Energy Group
Central AmericaBelize1  
South AmericaBrazil1 MaGrann Associates
Caribbean Cayman Islands1132Green Insight, LLC
South AmericaChile15 Thornton Tomasetti, Inc
ChinaChina9518Energy Logic, Inc.; Southface; Active Energies, Inc.
Central AmericaCosta Rica1 Energy Logic, Inc.
EuropeFrance1 Ecohabitation
Western Pacific OceanGuam86 Earth Advantage
Caribbean Haiti86 Southern Energy Management
MexicoMesico3 Active Energies, Inc., ecoMetric, llc, Southface
Southeast EuropeMontenegro58 Active Energies, Inc.
AfricaMozambique40  
Middle EastOman2 US-EcoLogic
South AmericaPeru2 Active Energies, Inc.
Middle EastSaudi Arabia18191US-EcoLogic, Energy Logic, Inc. GreenHome Institute
Southeast EuropeSerbia6 Active Energies, Inc.
EuropeSweden1 Ecohabitation
EuropeSwitzerland1 Energy Inspectors
Southeast EuropeTurkey10110Active Energies, Inc.
Middle EastUnited Arab Emirates135 US-EcoLogic
EuropeUnited Kingdom and Northern Ireland1  
AfricaUnited Republic of Tanzania1 Active Energies, Inc.

LEED for Homes requires onsite verification which is delivered by a Green Rater and overseen by a Provider. You'll find a link to the Providers overseeing projects in each region is included above; these Providers are based in the U.S., but are currently servicing international projects. Search for local Green Raters in your region (use the Smart Filters function to search by Country. Ensure you set the filter type to 'County contains _____', type Country name and select 'Apply'). 

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE LEED FOR HOMES CERTIFICATION PROCESS

By Jennifer Owens, Homes Quality Assurance Team Lead, U.S. Green Building Council.
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