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*<span class="plainlinks">[http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=75& LEED]</span> (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings
*The <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.cascadiagbc.org/resources/living-buildings Cascadia Living Building Challenge]</span> is an evaluation system that goes above and beyond LEED, encorporating zero net energy and education as part of its mandate