UVA hosts one of the largest and most diverse LEED-certified building portfolios in the world, including:

• 90 LEED-certified projects

• Over 5 million square feet of certified building area

• 3 LEED certifications within UVA's UNESCO World Heritage site

The U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system evaluates buildings based on sustainable design and construction practices. As the world's most widely-used green building rating system, LEED offers a reliable framework for incorporating green building techniques into new construction and renovation projects. All LEED-certified buildings must meet a range of requirements that prioritize environmental stewardship and human health. Superlative recognition (e.g., Silver, Gold, Platinum) is awarded for projects that go above and beyond in their pursuit of strategies related to energy and water efficiency, occupant health and comfort, and other low-impact, innovative design strategies. Since 2007, UVA has required that all capital building projects achieve LEED certification.

UVA's Academic Division

• Baseball Stadium Renovation (2010) - Certified

• Baseball Stadium Addition (2018) - Silver, USGBC 2021 Judge's Choice Award, AIA Virginia 2024 Award of Merit in Architecture

• Bavaro Hall - Gold

• Blandy Farm Experimental Laboratory - Certified

• Bond House - Silver

• Bonnycastle House - Silver, USGBC 2020 Innovative Design Award

• Bookstore Expansion - Silver

• Carr’s Hill President’s House - Certified, USGBC 2021 Rise to the Challenge Award

• Contemplative Commons - Gold, 2026 Civic Trust Award, 2025 SCUP Excellence in Architecture Award

• Chemistry Building - Silver, USGBC 2023 Rise to the Challenge Award

• Clark Hall - Silver, USGBC 2019 Building Performance Award

• Dathel and John Georges Student Center - Silver

• Dean Family Golf Performance Center - Certified

• East Chiller Plant - Silver

• Emmet and Page Houses - Gold

• Ern Commons, Balz-Dobie and Watson-Webb - Silver

• The Forum Hotel - Silver

• Garrett Hall - Gold

• George Welsh Indoor Practice Facility - Certified

• Gibbons House - Gold

• Gilmer Hall - Silver, AIA Virginia 2024 Citation in Adaptive or Continued Use Award

• Gooch Dillard Dormitories - Gold

• Hancock House - Gold

• Humphreys and Echols Houses - Gold

• Hunter Smith Band Building - Gold

• Ivy Stacks - Silver

• Kent and Dabney Houses - Gold, USGBC 2020 Innovative Design Award

• Lacy Hall - Certified

• Leake Building Floor 1 - Gold

• Lile-Maupin and Tuttle-Dunnington Houses - Silver

• McArthur Squash Center - Certified

• McArthur Squash Center Addition - Certified

• Metcalf and Lefevre Houses - Gold

• New Cabell Hall - Gold, USGBC 2020 Green Building Legacy Award

• Newcomb Hall Renovation -  Certified

• North Grounds Mechanical Plant Addition - Certified

• North Grounds Recreation Center Addition - Silver

• Olsson Link Lab - Certified

• O'Neil Hall - Silver

• Palmer Park - Silver

• Pavilion IX - Certified

• Pavilion X - Certified

• PCS Addition - Silver

• Physical & Life Sciences Research Building - Silver

• Rice Hall - Silver

• Ridley Hall - Certified

• Rotunda - Silver

• Ruth Caplin Theatre - Silver

• Shannon House - Gold

• Shannon Library - Gold, Palladio Award, USGBC 2026 Project Excellence Award

• Skipwith Hall - Gold

• South Lawn, Nau Hall, Gibson Hall - Gold

• Student Health & Wellness - Gold, 2023 ACUI Facility Design Award

• UVA Data Center - Silver

• Wilson Hall Floors 1 and 2 - Gold

UVA's Health System

• Battle Building - Children's Hospital - Gold

• Claude Moore Medical Education Building - Silver

• Education Resource Center - Silver

• Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center Floors G - 3 - Gold

• Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center Floor 4 - Certified

• Endoscopy Monroe Lane - Certified

• Hospital Patient Tower Addition (2012) - Certified

• McLeod Hall Floor 3 - Silver

• McLeod Hall Floors 1, 4, 5 - Silver

• MRI Facility - Certified

• Neurosurgery Clinic - Silver

• Ophthalmology Clinic Expansion - Silver

• Orthopedic Center Ivy Road - Certified

• Pinn Hall Floor 1 - Silver

• Pinn Hall Floors 3 & 4 - Silver

• Pinn Hall Floor 7 - Silver

• Primary Care Center Annex - Certified

• University Hospital Expansion (South Tower) - Silver, USGBC 2022 Community Leader Project Award, AIA Chicago 2021 Design Excellence Award (Distinguished Building Citation of Merit & Interior Architecture Honor Award), AIA Virginia 2021 Design Award, ENR 2020 Best Project in Health Care

• University Hospital Emergency Department - Silver

• University Hospital Floors 7 and 8 - Certified

• University Hospital Heart Center - Certified

• University Hospital Radiology Department - Certified

UVA Real Estate Foundation

• 415 Ray C Hunt Drive Floor 3 - Silver

• 500 Ray C. Hunt Building - Certified

• Old Ivy Office Building - Gold, USGBC 2020 Innovative Design Award

• Peter Jefferson Place VII - Silver

• Town Center III - Gold

• Town Center Four - Gold

UVA Wise

• UVA Wise - Convocation Center - Silver

• UVA Wise - Dining Hall and Residence Hall - Certified

• UVA Wise - Library - Certified

• UVA Wise - Science Building - Platinum

• UVA Wise - Smiddy Hall - Silver

• UVA Wise - Winston Ely Health & Wellness Center - Silver