LEED certification points are added for sourcing materials within a 500 mile radius of a project. Boulder is located to serve significant portions of the west and beyond.
Metropolitan area population shown below within the 500 mile radius depending on shipping location include:
Denver, Colorado: 2,814,330
Salt Lake City, Utah: 1,153,340
Portland, Oregon: 2,348,247
Seattle, Washington: 3,733,580
Boise, Idaho: 664,422
San Francisco, California: 7,000,000
Vancouver, Canada: 2,313,328
Calgary, Canada: 1,214,839
Edmonton Canada: 1,159,869