St. Marys Cement is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), an organization dedicated to transforming how buildings, homes, and communities are designed, built, maintained, and operated. USGBC is committed to promoting a prosperous and sustainable future through cost-efficient, energy-saving green buildings. It advances its mission of market transformation through the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building program and advocacy for public policies that support sustainable buildings and communities.

LEED certification is globally recognized as a premier achievement in green building. Projects earn certification based on the number of points they accumulate, which determines the certification level. The typical thresholds are:

Certified: 40-49 points

Silver: 50-59 points

Gold: 60-79 points

Platinum: 80+ points.

More information about LEED on the U.S. Green Building Council website.

St Marys Cement and its sister ready mix concrete company, Canada Building Materials, provide state-of-the-art strategies, technologies, and methodologies for designing sustainable concrete projects, to maximize environmental performance. We teach our customers about high performance concrete building systems, pervious concrete pavement systems, and help develop project specifications to optimize recycled content and maximize durability.

Ready Mix Concrete from Canada Building Materials will help your project secure points for LEED^® Certification. 

 CBM LEED Brochure
 CBM EkoCrete Brochure
 CBM LEED Project brochure