WASHINGTON, DC–Washington, DC has been named the first LEED for Cities Platinum in the world by USGBC. Fittingly, Mayor Muriel Bowser was presented the award by USGBC CEO Mahesh Ramanujam on the steps of Dunbar High School — the highest rated LEED-certified school in the US.

LEED for Cities was launched last year for cities to measure sustainability performance across such metrics as energy, water, waste, transportation, and human experience — a category that includes education, prosperity, equity and health & safety.

Washington, DC's LEED Platinum certification recognizes the city's efforts in such areas as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, supporting clean energy innovation, and focusing on inclusive prosperity and livability in all eight wards.

“It is in the best interest of Washington, DC's safety, economy, and future to take sustainability and resiliency seriously, and as the nation's capital, we have a special obligation to lead the way on environmental issues,” Mayor Bowser said in a prepared statement.

“Our commitment to these issues will not yield, and we look forward to continuing to build a greener, more resilient, and more sustainable DC,” she said.

Other achievements by the District over the past two and a half years, include the release of Climate Ready DC, the launch of Sustainable DC 2.0, and the Mayor's order pledging to uphold the commitments in the Paris Climate Accord. It has also entered into one of the largest municipal onsite solar projects in the US and completed the largest wind power purchase agreement deal of its kind ever entered into by an American city.

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