USGBC LEED Certified Projects Scraper

Scrapes the USGBC project database — the canonical global registry of LEED-certified buildings. Returns certification level, rating system, location, floor area, total LEED points, and more for 113,000+ projects across 180+ countries.

USGBC publishes this data through a browsable interface at usgbc.org/projects but offers no bulk export. This actor queries the same Elasticsearch backend that powers the project browser and returns structured JSON.

What It Returns

One record per certified project. All data comes directly from the USGBC registry — no HTML scraping, no JavaScript rendering required.

{
  "project_id": "1000160729",
  "project_name": "Pima County OME Facility",
  "project_url": "https://www.usgbc.org/projects/pima-county-ome-facility",
  "certification_level": "Silver",
  "rating_system": "New Construction",
  "rating_system_version": "v4",
  "project_type": "New Construction",
  "country": "United States",
  "state": "Arizona",
  "city": "Tucson",
  "postal_code": "85713",
  "address": "3050 East Milber Street, Tucson, AZ 85713, USA",
  "latitude": 32.1775,
  "longitude": -110.9416,
  "certification_date": "2026-05-22",
  "registration_date": "2022-06-08",
  "gross_floor_area_sqft": 32243,
  "num_floors": null,
  "owner_organization": null,
  "owner_type": "Silver",
  "leed_points_awarded": 54,
  "leed_points_possible": null,
  "is_confidential": false
}

Output Fields

Field	Type	Description
project_id	string	USGBC project ID (prjt_id)
project_name	string	Project name
project_url	string	Full URL on usgbc.org
certification_level	string	Certified, Silver, Gold, or Platinum
rating_system	string	LEED rating system (e.g. New Construction, Homes, Existing Buildings)
rating_system_version	string	Version (e.g. v4, v4.1, v2009)
project_type	string	Project type (mirrors rating system in USGBC data)
country	string	Country name
state	string	State or province name
city	string	City name
postal_code	string	Postal / ZIP code
address	string	Full street address (geocoded; null for newer entries)
latitude	number	Latitude coordinate (null for recently certified projects)
longitude	number	Longitude coordinate (null for recently certified projects)
certification_date	string	Date certification was awarded (YYYY-MM-DD)
registration_date	string	Date project was registered (YYYY-MM-DD)
gross_floor_area_sqft	integer	Gross floor area in square feet
num_floors	integer	Number of floors (null — not in search API)
owner_organization	string	Owner organization (null — org IDs only in search API)
owner_type	string	Owner USGBC membership level
leed_points_awarded	integer	Total LEED points awarded
leed_points_possible	integer	Total possible points (null — scorecard only)
is_confidential	boolean	Whether the project is flagged confidential

How It Works

1. Takes your filters (country, certification level, rating system, keyword).
2. Posts a query to the USGBC Elasticsearch backend — the same API the usgbc.org/projects browser uses.
3. Paginates through results in batches of 100 until maxItems is reached.
4. Returns one record per project, sorted by certification date descending.

No proxy required. No JavaScript rendering. A single POST per page of results.

Input Configuration

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
maxItems	integer	10	Maximum records to return
searchQuery	string	—	Keyword search across project names and locations
country	string	—	ISO 2-letter country code (US, CA, GB, DE, ...)
state	string	—	State or province abbreviation (CA, NY, TX, ...)
certificationLevel	array	—	One or more of: Certified, Silver, Gold, Platinum
ratingSystem	array	—	One or more of: New Construction, Existing Buildings, Homes, Core and Shell, Commercial Interiors, ...

All filters are optional. Run with only maxItems to get the most recently certified projects across the full global registry.

Example: US Platinum buildings, New Construction

{
  "country": "US",
  "certificationLevel": ["Platinum"],
  "ratingSystem": ["New Construction"],
  "maxItems": 500
}

Example: All LEED-certified schools

{
  "ratingSystem": ["Schools"],
  "maxItems": 1000
}

Example: Keyword search

{
  "searchQuery": "hospital",
  "certificationLevel": ["Gold", "Platinum"],
  "maxItems": 200
}

Pricing

~$0.10 per run + $0.001 per record. Scraping 10,000 projects costs roughly $10.10. The full 113k-record database runs to about $113.10.

Use Cases

• ESG analysts building real estate portfolio sustainability scores from verified LEED data
• Green-building consultants benchmarking certification rates by region, rating system, or year
• Architecture firms tracking competitive LEED achievement across project types and markets
• Building product manufacturers identifying certified buildings across the registry
• Real estate researchers mapping LEED coverage across cities, states, or countries
• Academic researchers analyzing the global trajectory of green-building adoption

🔍 FAQ

How do I scrape USGBC LEED certified buildings? USGBC LEED Certified Projects Scraper queries the same Elasticsearch API that powers usgbc.org/projects. Set your filters (country, certification level, rating system), set maxItems, and run. No account required.

How much does USGBC LEED Certified Projects Scraper cost to run? USGBC LEED Certified Projects Scraper costs $0.001 per record plus a $0.10 run fee. A 1,000-record export costs about $1.10. The full 113k-project registry is about $113.

What data can I get from USGBC? USGBC LEED Certified Projects Scraper returns project name, URL, certification level, rating system version, location (country, state, city, postal code, geocoordinates), floor area, certification and registration dates, and total LEED points awarded. Per-category point breakdowns are shown on USGBC project scorecard pages but are not part of the search API — they will be null in the output.

Can I filter by certification level and country? Yes. USGBC LEED Certified Projects Scraper supports filtering by country (ISO code), state, certification level (Certified, Silver, Gold, Platinum), rating system (New Construction, Homes, etc.), and keyword. Combine any number of filters in one run.

Does USGBC LEED Certified Projects Scraper need proxies? No. The USGBC project search API accepts requests from any IP with the correct headers. No residential or datacenter proxies needed.

Need More Features?

Need custom fields, bulk filtering, or integration with another green-building data source? File an issue or get in touch.

Why Use USGBC LEED Certified Projects Scraper?

• Primary source — data comes directly from the USGBC project database, the authoritative global LEED registry with 113k+ entries
• Clean output — structured JSON with consistent field names and ISO date strings, sorted by certification date
• Efficient — queries the search backend directly, no browser automation required