LeedUser
LEEDuser is a subscription-based online platform published by BuildingGreen, Inc. that provides LEED certification guidance, documentation toolkits, expert viewpoints, and an active practitioner forum for green building professionals pursuing LEED projects.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1992
- HeadquartersBrattleboro, United States
- Headcount—
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What LeedUser does
LEEDuser is a subscription-based online platform published by BuildingGreen, Inc., a privately held U.S. corporation founded in 1992 that provides green building information to the design and construction industry. The platform delivers credit-by-credit guidance, documentation toolkits, credit language references, and expert viewpoints for practitioners pursuing LEED certification, with content organized across LEED v5, v4.1, v4, and 2009 rating systems and covering New Construction, Core & Shell, Schools, Healthcare, Commercial Interiors, Existing Buildings Operations & Maintenance, and other building types. Core product features include credit checklists, calculators and tracking spreadsheets for materials, sample templates for LEED Online submissions, examples from certified projects, and review tips/webinars designed to reduce GBCI reviewer comments. A free public forum — described as the web's most active LEED Q&A venue — is staffed by volunteer LEEDuser Experts from top firms, and full forum participation is gated to premium subscribers.
LEEDuser operates a tiered subscription model: Individual at $15.95/month or $159/year (with a 17% annual discount), Team starting at $1,000/year for group access, and Enterprise with custom firm-wide pricing and free trials. Distribution is primarily direct via leeduser.buildinggreen.com, with self-serve purchase for individual plans and quote-based enterprise sales; the forum is additionally embedded within USGBC.org's LEED credit library under a strategic relationship with the U.S. Green Building Council. Content development is led by WSP Built Ecology (formerly YR&G), whose staff have worked with LEED since its inception and contributed to LEED Reference Guide content and project certification reviews for USGBC and GBCI. Editorial leadership includes LEED Fellows and LEED-AP BD+C professionals.
The product portfolio extends beyond LEED credit guidance into LEED Green Associate and LEED AP exam preparation, a WELL AP exam guide, and a series of BuildingGreen Guides covering ESG, building product certifications and ecolabels, thermal insulation, the cost of LEED v4, and a four-part course on high performance building assemblies. LEEDuser Spotlight Reports cover adjacent sustainability topics such as biobased materials, embodied carbon, PFAS, low-carbon concrete, wood sustainability, and equity in design. The platform targets two horizontal segments — green building professionals (architects, designers, contractors, sustainability consultants, and building owners) and LEED/WELL certification candidates — and supports continuing education through on-demand webcasts qualifying for AIA LU and GBCI CE hours.
LeedUser firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- LeedUser
- Legal name
- BuildingGreen, Inc.
- Website
- https://leeduser.buildinggreen.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1992
- Operating status
- Operating
- Short description
- LEEDuser is a subscription-based online platform published by BuildingGreen, Inc. that provides LEED certification guidance, documentation toolkits, expert viewpoints, and an active practitioner forum for green building professionals pursuing LEED projects.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
LeedUser industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Green Building Compliance Software
- NAICS
- Environmental Consulting Services (541620)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Sustainability, Energy & Environmental (ESG/LEED) Certifications (EDAAANAO), Architecture, Construction & Building Codes Reference (Design, BIM, Safety Codes) (EDAGAGAH)
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Where LeedUser is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Brattleboro
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Markets served
LeedUser business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others
Revenue model
- Subscription Revenue: Recurring subscription revenue from three membership tiers: Individual Monthly ($15.95/month), Individual Annual ($159/year), Team (starting at $1,000/year), and Enterprise (custom pricing). Members receive access to documentation toolkits, credit guidance, checklists, forums, and premium content.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | Individual Monthly subscription for single user access |
| Subscription | Annual | Individual Annual subscription with 17% savings over monthly |
| Subscription | Annual | Team membership for group access starting price |
| Subscription | Annual | Enterprise membership with firm-wide trial and custom pricing |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
LeedUser product offering
Product offeringCore offering
LeedUser (LEEDuser) is a subscription-based web platform published by BuildingGreen, Inc. that helps green building professionals achieve LEED certification on construction projects. Members receive access to credit checklists, documentation toolkits (calculators, tracking spreadsheets, sample templates, and certified project examples), expert viewpoints, official LEED credit language, review tips, webinars, and an active community forum of LEED experts. Complementary products include LEED and WELL exam preparation study guides and BuildingGreen reference guides covering ESG, product certifications, and thermal insulation.
Product overview
LEEDuser is a subscription-based online resource published by BuildingGreen that provides guidance and tools for achieving LEED certification on construction projects. The platform offers a tiered membership structure (Individual Monthly at $15.95/month, Individual Annual at $159/year, Team starting at $1,000/year, and Enterprise plans) providing access to credit checklists, documentation toolkits, expert viewpoints, and FAQs. The product portfolio includes complementary exam preparation materials (WELL AP, LEED AP, and LEED Green Associate study guides) and BuildingGreen Guides covering ESG, building product certifications, thermal insulation, and cost analysis. The free community forum enables professionals to discuss LEED topics. LEEDuser covers multiple LEED rating systems including v5, v4.1, v4, and 2009 versions across various building types (New Construction, Existing Buildings, Commercial Interiors, Core and Shell, Schools, Healthcare, Retail, Hospitality, Data Centers, and Warehouses).
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- LEEDuser Premium Individual Monthly Monthly subscription tier ($15.95/month) granting an individual subscriber access to LEEDuser's expert viewpoint, documentation toolkit, credit checklists, credit language, review tips, FAQs, and forum. Cancellable at any time.
- LEEDuser Premium Individual Annual Annual individual subscription ($159/year) providing the same LEEDuser premium access as the monthly plan at a discounted annual rate, cancellable at any time.
- LEEDuser Team Membership Team membership plan starting at $1,000/year providing multiple-user access to LEEDuser's documentation tools, expert viewpoints, and credit guidance for firms running multiple LEED projects.
- LEEDuser Enterprise Membership Enterprise-level firm-wide subscription with custom pricing and free firm-wide trial for large architecture, engineering, and construction organizations needing organization-wide LEED expertise.
- LEEDuser Forum Free public community forum where LEED professionals post questions, share answers, and discuss LEED certification topics, staffed by volunteer LEEDuser Experts from top firms.
- LEEDuser Spotlight Reports Topic-specific report series covering sustainable building topics including biobased materials, embodied carbon, PFAS chemicals, low-carbon concrete, wood sustainability, and equity in design, available through the LEEDuser store.
- WELL AP Exam Study Guide and Practice Exams Comprehensive study guide and practice exams for passing the WELL Accredited Professional (WELL AP) exam on the first attempt, distributed through buildinggreen.com.
- LEEDuser's Guide to Passing the LEED v4 AP Exam Study guide covering exam topics to help candidates pass the LEED v4 AP credentialing exam on the first attempt.
- LEEDuser's Study Guide to the LEED v4 Green Associate Exam Study guide with focused materials to help candidates pass the LEED v4 Green Associate exam on the first attempt.
- The BuildingGreen Guide to ESG Reference guide helping building industry professionals understand and implement environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs.
- BuildingGreen Guide to Building Product Certifications and Ecolabels Reference guidance document on product certifications and ecolabels relevant to the building industry, published by BuildingGreen.
- The BuildingGreen Guide to Thermal Insulation Reference guide covering performance, health, and environmental considerations for thermal insulation products used in buildings.
- The Cost of LEED v4 Report structured to help project teams systematically evaluate the cost impact of sustainable design strategies on a LEED v4 New Construction project.
- Fundamentals of High Performance Building Assemblies Four-part continuing education course for architects and builders on designing and managing building envelope and detail assemblies for high performance.
Quantifiable outcome
- Ninety-nine percent of the time, the answer is on LEEDuser when professionals ask 'Have you checked LEEDuser?'
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use LeedUser
Customer profileSegments2 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
LeedUser technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
LeedUser partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- WSP Built Ecology (formerly YR&G)coreWSP Built Ecology is the primary content developer and expert resource for LEEDuser. They provide expertise across design analytics, design & construction strategy and certifications, existing buildings portfolio strategy, materials health and transparency, building performance commissioning, renewable and district energy, and sustainability finance. Staff have worked with LEED since its inception including on hundreds of LEED projects, and have served as contractors to USGBC and GBCI for LEED Reference Guide content and project certification reviews.
- Thornton TomasettiminorProvided overall review of credit material for the NC, CS, Schools, and CI rating systems, originally through the formerly independent group Fore Solutions led by Gunnar Hubbard.
- Dan AckersteinminorProvided overall review of LEED-EBOM material. Dan provides sustainability consulting and EBOM project guidance to public, private and nonprofit clients.
- USGBCcoreThe name 'LEEDuser' and LEEDuser.com are owned by USGBC and used with permission. USGBC has supported the development of LEEDuser as a valuable tool to help clarify the LEED process and make more projects successful. Official LEED credit language is used by permission. USGBC has engaged with LEEDuser to host public forum discussions within USGBC.org LEED credit library.
Scale indicators1 record
Recent moves1 record
Expansion highlights6 records
LeedUser competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- International WELL Building Institute (IWBI): Administers the WELL Building Standard, a complementary healthy-building certification that LEEDuser already sells exam prep for. Comparable as an adjacent certification authority whose content depth and difficulty creates a parallel 'study guide' market to LEED.
- GBCI (Green Business Certification Inc.): Administers LEED professional credentials and project certifications for USGBC. Comparable as the credentialing and certification authority that LEEDuser's users must interface with, and a potential source of complementary or competing professional education content.
- Architecture 2030: Nonprofit advocating for built environment decarbonization through the 2030 Challenge and related frameworks. Comparable as a thought-leadership and policy resource shaping green building practice, with overlapping audience of architects and sustainability consultants.
Broad incumbents
- U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC): The nonprofit that owns the LEED rating system and the LEEDuser trademark; provides official LEED reference guides and education. Comparable as the standards body and largest authority in the LEED ecosystem, and a partner/permissions-grantor to LEEDuser.
- Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm offering sustainability and LEED advisory services. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving the same enterprise AEC clients that LEEDuser sells firm-wide subscriptions to.
- WSP Built Ecology: Sustainability and LEED consulting practice within global engineering firm WSP; LEEDuser's primary content partner and a major LEED consultancy. Comparable as a large-scale LEED advisory and reference-guide contractor, with overlapping expertise and audience.
- Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and sustainability consultancy providing LEED project advisory across building types. Comparable as a large incumbent sustainability consultant whose practitioners are LEEDuser's core subscriber base.
Direct peers
- LEED Earth: Online resource offering LEED study materials, practice exams, and certification guidance for green building professionals. A focused direct peer on the exam-prep side of LEEDuser's business, competing for the same LEED candidate persona.
- GBRI (Green Building Research Institute): Provides LEED and sustainability exam preparation, continuing education, and credentialing programs for green building professionals. Directly competes with LEEDuser's exam prep offerings (LEED Green Associate, LEED AP, WELL AP) and shares the same AEC professional audience.
- Green Building Advisor: Online resource providing expert advice, articles, and Q&A on green building design, construction, and remodeling. Directly comparable to LEEDuser as a content and community platform targeting similar building professionals, with overlapping LEED and energy-efficiency focus.
Market position
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
LeedUser social profiles
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LeedUser leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
LeedUser funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
LeedUser M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about LeedUser
What does LeedUser do?
LeedUser (LEEDuser) is a subscription-based web platform published by BuildingGreen, Inc. that helps green building professionals achieve LEED certification on construction projects. Members receive access to credit checklists, documentation toolkits (calculators, tracking spreadsheets, sample templates, and certified project examples), expert viewpoints, official LEED credit language, review tips, webinars, and an active community forum of LEED experts. Complementary products include LEED and WELL exam preparation study guides and BuildingGreen reference guides covering ESG, product certifications, and thermal insulation.
Is LeedUser a public or private company?
LeedUser is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was LeedUser founded?
LeedUser was founded in 1992.
Where is LeedUser based?
LeedUser is headquartered in Brattleboro, United States, in the North America region.
How does LeedUser make money?
One revenue line is on record: subscription Revenue.
Who are LeedUser's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), GBCI (Green Business Certification Inc.) and Architecture 2030. Broad incumbents are U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Arcadis, WSP Built Ecology and Stantec. Direct peers are LEED Earth, GBRI (Green Building Research Institute) and Green Building Advisor.
Does LeedUser have an API?
No public API is recorded for LeedUser.
What industry is LeedUser in?
LeedUser's product category is Green Building Compliance Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAHAKAG, Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting, with a secondary code of EDAAANAO, Sustainability, Energy & Environmental (ESG/LEED) Certifications. Its NAICS code is 541620.