The U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC’s) LEED certifications for existing buildings standard is outpacing LEED for new buildings for the first time. As of this month, square footage of LEED-certified existing buildings surpassed LEED-certified new construction by 15 million sf on a cumulative basis.
(http://www.greenbuildingpro.com/articles/from-the-editor/3298-huge-growth-for-leed-retrofits)
LEED-EB Outpaces LEED for New Construction