LEED for Cities is a program run by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) that advances healthy, green and economically strong cities and communities.
In 2017 Durango earned certification under the STAR Communities framework and, when STAR merged with USGBC in 2018, became one of 75 cities that joined the LEED for Cities network.
The City of Durango uses the LEED for Cities framework to openly track and communicate community-wide social, economic and environmental performance and plans to re-certify in 2019-2020.