Green building, or "sustainable building," is environmentally-friendly building construction and operation. Green buildings cost less to operate and provide healthier, more productive environments in which people can live and work.

Building green involves increasing the efficiency with which buildings use energy, water, and materials, and reducing building impacts on human health and the environment, through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and waste removal. Benefits include reduced operating costs through energy and water savings, improved occupant health from better indoor air quality, increased productivity, and reduced environmental impacts.

The US Green Building Council oversees the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™, the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings’ performance.

LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health:

1. sustainable site development;
2. water savings;
3. energy efficiency;
4. materials selection; and
5. indoor environmental quality.

Bright Power consultants are LEED Accredited Professionals (LEED APs). This accreditation distinguishes building professionals who have the knowledge and skills to successfully steward the integrated design and LEED certification process. LEED APs have demonstrated a thorough understanding of green building practices and principles and familiarity with LEED requirements, resources, and processes.