4/4 TOP STATES FOR SUSTAINABLE BUILDING DESIGN The U.S. Green Building Council's eighth annual list of the top 10 states for LEED provides a snapshot of where- and how many-projects earned certification in 2017 The top 10 states for LEED in 2017 (based on per capita figures): Ranking State GSF per capita Number of projects certified 1 Massachusetts 4.48 130 2 New York 3.39 192 3 Illinois 3.38 135 4 Hawaii 3.32 16 5 Maryland 2.75 105 6 Minnesota 2.45 47 7 Georgia 2.44 71 8 California 2.40 475 9 Virginia 2.32 152 10 Colorado 2.27 76 (AS A FEDERAL TERRITORY, WASHINGTON, D.C., IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RANKING BUT LED THE COUNTRY WITH 39.83 GROSS S QUARE FEET PER CAPITA IN 2017.) 76 The number of U.S. healthcare projects that achieved LEED certification in 2017 41 The number of healthcare projects certified in the top 10 states in 2017 For more details, visit HCDmagazine.com/LEED-top10. MARCH 2018 21http://www.HCDmagazine.com/LEED-top10 http://skydesign.com http://skydesign.com