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LEED for Healthcare

The LEED for Healthcare Green Building Rating System was developed to meet the unique needs of the healthcare market, including inpatient and outpatient care facilities and licensed long term care facilities. LEED for Healthcare may also be used for medical offices, assisted living facilities and medical education & research centers. LEED for Healthcare addresses issues such as increased sensitivity to chemicals and pollutants, traveling distances from parking facilities, and access to natural spaces.

The LEED for Healthcare rating system represents a culmination of seven years of close collaboration between the Green Guide for Healthcare (GGHC) and USGBC.  GGHC has helped to streamline the LEED for Healthcare’s development schedule by aligning with the LEED for New Construction rating system’s organizational structure, with permission from USGBC, and conducting a robust pilot program* that has included more than 100 health care facilities.

LEED for Healthcare Public Comment


The third public comment period for LEED for Healthcare is now OPEN.

As outlined in the balloting policy, “a period of no less than twenty days will be allowed to collate comments and draft revisions in response to comments. Similar comments may be aggregated, along with explanations of how any differences were resolved. The LEED Steering Committee will approve revisions to the product or item.”

The third public comment period will be open for 20 days, from Tuesday August 17th to 5 pm PT on Sunday September 5th.

*The GGHC pilot project informed the development of the LEED for Healthcare rating system. The combined efforts have specifically addressed the usability and verifiability of the draft credits, with feedback solicited from the pilots on their use of the GGHC. This has made it possible to bypass the pilot process with LEED for Healthcare. When approved by USGBC membership, all healthcare projects will have access to the rating system, including the reference guide, workshops, and LEED Online.

Learn more about the Green Guide for Healthcare, and the partnership between GGHC and USGBC

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