Government Green Building
Arlington County LEED Certified Projects
NEW Facility Sustainability Policy (updated Administrative Regulations as of April 2019) – for new Construction and Major Renovation of Government Facilities
The County’s LEED certified buildings are:
Arlington County AIRE Program
Please visit our County Operations page to find out more information about energy use in the County’s buildings.
Public Development History
Arlington County Government incorporates green features into its new public facilities. Virginia’s first Silver LEED certification was awarded to Arlington’s Langston-Brown School and Community Center in September 2003. In the fall of 2008, this commitment was formalized in Arlington’s Policy for Integrated Facility Sustainability. The policy commits Arlington to build public facilities that reduce costs through energy and water efficiency, provide healthy work environments for staff and visitors and contribute to the County’s goals of protecting, conserving and enhancing the region’s environmental resources.
The policy states, in general, that Arlington will fund, design and construct projects to achieve the LEED Silver certification. The policy applies to buildings owned by the County as well as space leased by the County. The appropriate LEED rating system will be applied on a case-by-case basis (LEED for New Construction, LEED for Commercial Interiors, LEED for Core and Shell, etc.) The policy does not apply to Arlington Public School projects.
The policy was updated in 2019 to place greater emphasis on energy efficiency, performance-based results and cost effectiveness of new County facilities and major renovations. The policy was updated in 2020 to continue to keep pace with market and technology changes.