The United States Green Building Council released the 2015 list of the top 10 states for LEED. Illinois continues to lead the way in sustainable design, construction and transformation with 161 total LEED projects with 43,979,595 gross sq. ft. (3.43 per-capita certified).
Maryland (127 projects, 3.06 per-capita certified); Massachusetts (112, 3.03 per-capita certified); Washington (101, 2.60 per-capita certified); Colorado (95, 2.43 per-capita certified); Nevada (30, 2.42 per-capita certified); California (618, 2.34 per-capita certified); Texas (237, 2.09 per-capita certified); Virginia (121, 1.63 per-capita certified) and Utah (31, 1.63 per-capita certified) round out the top 10.