USGBC - Northern California Chapter is home to 5% of the world's LEED certified projects and 31% of California's total LEED certified projects.
USGBC-NCC LEED Project Breakdown By Rating System and Square Footage
As of January 2011. Please note that this only includes projects within USGBC-NCC's boundaries.
| LEED Rating System | Number of Projects | Gross Square Footage | Percentage of Total Square Footage |
| LEED for Existing Buildings | 103 | 41,443,396 | 61.16% |
| LEED for New Construction | 133 | 16,792,437 | 24.78% |
| LEED for Commercial Interiors | 105 | 3,404,339 | 5.02% |
| LEED Core & Shell | 21 | 3,164,336 | 4.67% |
| LEED ND 1.0 Pilots Only | 6 | 2,697,189 | 3.98% |
| LEED-CI v2009 | 11 | 139,232 | 0.21% |
| LEED for Schools 2.0 | 3 | 85,000 | 0.13% |
| LEED Retail (CI) 1.0 Pilots Only | 1 | 27,120 | 0.04% |
| LEED Retail (NC) 1.0 Pilots Only | 1 | 6,070 | 0.01% |
| Grand Total | 384 | 67,759,119 | 100.00% |
Case Studies
| Project Title | City | System | Level | Project Type |
| East Palo Alto YMCA | East Palo Alto | LEED NC | Gold | Recreation |
| Nueva School | Hillsborough | LEED NC | Gold | Multi-Use |
| Emeryville Marketplace | Emeryville | LEED ND | Platinum | Multi-Use |
| Nueva School | Hillsborough | LEED NC | Gold | Multi-Use |
| Hewlett Foundation Headquarters | Menlo Park | LEED NC | Gold | Commercial Office |
| Joe Serna Jr. Cal/EPA Headquarters |
Sacramento | LEED EB | Platinum | Commercial Office |
| ClimateWorks Foundation | San Francisco | LEED CI | Platinum | Commercial Office |
| Natural Resources Defense Council |
San Francisco | LEED CI | Gold | Multi-Use |
| Orchard Garden Hotel | San Francisco | LEED NC | Certified | Multi-Use |
| Gish Apartments | San Jose | LEED NC | Gold | Multi-Use |
| Harker School Science & Technology |
San Jose | LEED NC | Gold | K-12 Education |
| Chartwell School | Seaside | LEED NC | Platinum | K-12 Education |
