The word "LEED®" is one you are going to find often on this blog. LEED is an acronym for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design , a green building rating system. LEED is the baby of the U.S. Green Building Council ( USGBC ). While it was initiated in 1993, it did not publicly emerge until 1998 and has now grown into the standard for environmentally sustainable construction. USGBC offers a LEED green building certification system . This, according to USGBC is "the nationally...