The council is a none-profit organization, made up of building industry leaders. It has a rating writing system for buildings called leadership in energy and environmental design or LEED lead.

• 理事会是一个非盈利性组织，由建筑行业的领导者组成。它有一个建筑等级体系，叫作能源和环境设计的领导能力，或者叫LEED。