The federal government has been an active participant in the development and use of USGBC's Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design Green Building Rating System (LEED). This paper presents a review of this participation and some expectations for ongoing partnership.

The federal government is an active participant in promoting sustainable design, construction and operations and in the use of USGBC's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System. This paper presents an overview of sustainable construction activities in the federal sector in 2005.