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Promote your project

Congrats! You've earned LEED certification.

River Point | LEED Gold | Photo: Ray Cavacchio

Showcase your achievement with LEED certificates and signage.

Your project joins a select group of leaders in the built environment. Here are some ways to tell your building's story.

Order a certificate: LEED certificates are available through Green Plaque. You can order a free set of five or 10 hard copy certificates and a formal certification letter. Copies are available for a fee. .
Shop LEED plaques: Shop from our official vendors for LEED plaques and signage. Visit or for U.S.-based shipping. For international projects, explore 's online store.
Display a badge: Celebrate and promote your accomplishment online by adding a LEED badge to your website. .
Share a GIF sticker: on your social media channels, online and in text messages.

For questions about how to use a certification mark or certificate or how a plaque can be displayed, check out our . Teams can begin ordering from our vendors within one week of accepting certification. If your project information is not available on our vendors' website, customers should reach out directly to Green Plaque and Buildingplaques.com via their contact us link.

Share your story

Spread the news. Access USGBC's PR Guidelines for LEED Projects for tips and ideas to help tell your building's story. Download the PR guidelines.
Update your LEED project profile in our directory. Every LEED-certified project has a dedicated space on usgbc.org. Claim yours by updating your project's profile page with photos, an overview or even a video. Make sure your project's status is not marked as private in LEED Online before submitting content for your project profile. Additionally, private certified projects are not entitled to use the LEED certification mark. Learn more and submit your project profile.
Share photos with USGBC to feature. We would love to add your project photos to our curated collection. Photos may include the interior and exterior of your project, green building strategies implemented, materials, educational and branding signage, etc. Photos will be used on social media, in marketing materials, educational programming, media inquiries, multimedia projects and presentations. Please complete our which includes a link to directly upload your photos into our collection. Thank you for helping us tell the green building story. .

Manage your project’s performance with Arc

You have free access to to track and report required energy and water data. In addition, you can use Arc to track waste, transportation, and human experience data, which you can use to evaluate your overall sustainability performance, and understand how it compares to other similar buildings in your region, and globally. .

FAQs

For questions about how to use a certification mark or certificate or how a plaque can be displayed, check out our .

How do I update my project's private status?

To update your project’s status, you can either: have your project administrator contact GBCI, or update the confidentiality information directly in LEED Online via LEED Online for v4 or v2009. Once your certified project is listed as non-confidential, it will display in the project directory and you will be authorized to use the LEED certification logos. It may take up to 24 hours for the project directory to update.

Since LEED Online v2 was closed in 2022, to change the "Private" setting for LEED v2 projects, Project Administrators or Owner's Representatives can submit a request to GBCI via the to change the "Private" setting to "Yes". That will make the project "public" and it will appear in the USGBC Project Directory.

How can I update a LEED project profile?

Project teams can now update their profiles through their accounts on usgbc.org via “LEED project profile.” Learn more.

Where can I get a LEED mark for use?

Once a project has been certified, team members should complete our to request certification marks and other materials that can be used to celebrate your achievement.

To download a free USGBC member logo, log into your usgbc.org account, click the “Account” link, then click “Membership.”

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Promote your project

Showcase your achievement with LEED certificates and signage.

Share your story

Manage your project’s performance with Arc

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