general. An analysis by USA Today found that building makers target LEED's easiest points – those that don't necessarily increase the energy efficiency of a building. See also Building enclosure commissioning BREEAM Center for the Built Environment Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing Code for Sustainable Homes Design Impact Measures Ecological footprint Energy conservation Estidama Environmental design Green Globes High-Performance Green Buildings Home energy rating Living Building Challenge NAHBGreen Passive house QSAS Renewable energy SmartCode Sustainable architecture Sustainable_refurbishment U.S. Green Building Council Notes and references Explanatory notes Citations General sources Green Building Facts [Data file]. (n.d.). US Green Building Council. Retrieved June 27, 2009. Kats, G., Alevantis, L., Berman, A., Mills, E., & Perlman, J. (2003). The Costs and Financial Benefeits of Green Buildings: A Report to California's Sustainable Building Task Force [Report]. U.S. Green Building Council. Lucuik, M., Trusty, W., Larsson, N., & Charette, R. (2005). A Business Case for Green Building in Canada: Presented to Industry Canada [Report]. U.S. Green Building Council. Owen, David (2009) Green Metropolis New York: Arrowhead. Schendler, Auden and Udall, Randy (October 26, 2005) "Leed is Broken; Let's Fix It" Grist U.S. Green Building Council. (August 2006). Foundations of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, Environmental Rating System, A Tool for Market Transformation [Policy Manual]. External links About LEED at U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED at USGBC LEED Project Directory at USGBC GBIG Green Building Information Gateway by USGBC Going green with LEED by the Canada Green Building Council Canada Builds Green Directory at CGBC Profile – LEED Green Building Certification System Building energy rating Building engineering Energy in the United States Environment of the United States Environmental design Sustainable building in the United States Sustainable building rating systems