1. Test USGBC Architects Building Owners Planners Federal, Local, and State Governments Utility Managers Nonprofit Leaders Engineers Building Tenants Property Managers Product Manufacturers Interior Designers Code Officials Landscape Architects Financial Planners

2. Test Who are we? USGBC is a community of leaders working to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built, and operated. We envision an environmentally responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment.

3. Test USGBC STEWARD this market transformation OFFER expertise EDUCATE the industry and the public FORUM for industry dialog PROVIDE tools

4. Test steady growth in the first 5 years huge growth in the last 5 years 199619971998199920002001200220032004 20052006 61 102 158 268 570 1137 2370 3532 4970 5832 7600 TOTALMEMBERSTOTALMEMBERS USGBC membership growth reflects the expansion of green buildings in the market

5. Test USGBC Chapters, Organizing Groups, & Affiliates As of 04/06 USGBC Chapters Organizing Groups Affiliates 68 Alaska Hawaii Caribbean

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8. U.S. Building Impacts: 12 % Water Use 30 % Greenhouse Gas Emissions 65 % Waste Output 70 % Electricity Consumption

9. Test Average Savings of Green Buildings ENERGY SAVINGS 30% CARBON SAVINGS 35% WATER USE SAVINGS 30-50% WASTE COST SAVINGS 50-90% Source: Capital E

10. Test Improved Bottom Line. 30-70% ENERGY SAVINGS VERIFIED PERFORMANCE ENHANCED PRODUCTIVITY REDUCED LIABILITY & IMPROVED RISK MANAGEMENT INCREASED VALUE

11. Test Improved Bottom Line. 30-70% ENERGY SAVINGS VERIFIED PERFORMANCE REDUCED LIABILITY & IMPROVED RISK MANAGEMENT INCREASED VALUE REDUCED ABSENTEEISM ENHANCED RECRUITMENT IMPROVED EMPLOYEE MORALE PRODUCTIVITY

12. Test Average Productivity Gains HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIGHTING ENHANCES PRODUCTIVITY 6.7 % INDIVIDUAL TEMPERATURE CONTROL ENHANCES PRODUCTIVITY 3.6 %

13. Test Increased Productivity. 20% BETTER TEST PERFORMANCE SCHOOLS EARLIER DISCHARGE HOSPITALS INCREASED PRODUCTION FACTORIES 2-16% PRODUCTIVITY INCREASE OFFICES INCREASE IN SALES PER SQUARE FOOT RETAIL

14. Test HEALTH BENEFIT REDUCED ENERGY CONSUMPTION INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY POSITIVE MARKETING AND PROMOTION LOWER OPERATING COSTS OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT Occupants and tenants perceive value of working in a green building to be:

15. Test What is the LEED System? LEADERSHIP in ENERGY and ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN A leading-edge system for certifying DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, & OPERATIONS of the greenest buildings in the world Scores are tallied for different aspects of efficiency and design in appropriate categories. For instance, LEED assesses in detail: 1. Site Planning 2. Water Management 3. Energy Management 4. Material Use 5. Indoor Environmental Air Quality 6. Innovation & Design Process

16. Test Levels of LEED Ratings Green Buildings worldwide are certified with a voluntary, consensus-based rating system. USGBC has four levels of LEED.

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18. Test 2002: More than 80 million square feet. 2003: More than 141 million square feet. 2004: More than 180 million square feet. 2005: 500 million square feet. Increase in LEED Projects in three years. 2006: 642 million square feet.

19. Test Estimated value of new LEED for New Construction registered projects The value of U.S. construction starts significantly declined by almost half from 2000 to 2003 20002001200220032004 $792 MILLION $3.24 BILLION $3.81 BILLION $5.76 BILLION $7.73 BILLION 2006 $10 BILLION $200 BILLION PROJECTED

20. Test LEED for new construction buildings Distribution by geography 1-19 20-49 50-99 100-199 200+ 9 4 9 11 69 125 25 82 40 2814 8 134 186 480 22 23 57 19 6 6 18 73 102 22 11 19 120 79 119 36 52 74 95 173 174 33 105 61 27 12 9 (DE) 38 (DC) 23 (DE) 24 (NH) 5 (OK) 4 68 AK=10 HI=16 PR=1 as of 07/06

21. Test Multi-Use1074 CommercialOffice391 K-12Education166 Multi-UnitResidential148 HigherEducation199 Public Order & Safety 142 Other92 Laboratory64 HealthCare73 InterpretiveCenter86 Industrial91 Library91 Assembly37 Recreation42 NotClassified101 28 Financial & Communications 7 Special Needs Housing 18 Transportation 17 Community 12 Daycare 11 Hotel/Resort 12 Animal Care 8Park Military Base 20 24Campus 25Retail StadiumArena3 3-49 50-99 100-299 300+ LEED for New Construction Buildings Distribution by Building Type as of 09/06

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