Fundamentally, sustainability is based on the preservation of the planet, people and the global economy (Edwards, 2011; Steemers & Manchanda, 2010), and is “ sometimes called the triple bottom line” (Lynn and Loehr, 2010, p. 270). Each of these three aspects centralizes human preservation as a priority when addressing global environmental issues (Edwards, 2011; Lynn & Loehr, 2010; Steemers & Manchanda, 2010; Tucker, 2010). In today's society, people spend more than 80-90% of their lives in buildings, with research showing that the built environment impacts various comfort and health metrics (Evans and McCoy, 1998; Fisk and Rosenfeld , 1997; Steemers and Manchanda, 2010). “People therefore demand the best in indoor environmental quality for their well-being and productivity” (Steemers and Manchanda, 2010, p. 270), because they want to flourish in their environment (Guerin and Kwon, 2010; The principle exists that “design can have a positive effect on the physical and psychological health and well-being of occupants and users of an environment” (Kopec, 2009, p. 15). Environmental psychology is a multivariate discipline that establishes the human-environment relationship (Kopec, 2009). An understanding of environmental psychology structures the focus of this study as a user-centered theory as constructed by Vischer (2008) and similarly by Kopec (2009). User-centered theory focuses on the psychological perceptions an occupant forms about the built environment and their personal well-being (Vischer, 2008). This theory identifies occupant perception as an essential element in documenting building performance (Vischer, 2008). Furthermore, environmental theory identifies that an occupant's feelings, responses, and coping mechanisms have undergone multiple iterations to include the variety of different types of project development, align with policy changes, and adapt to new technologies and innovations in sustainable buildings shown in Table 1 (US Green Building Council, 2009; Winchip, 2011). Currently, the LEED rating system product portfolio includes: Homes, Neighborhood Development (ND), Commercial Interiors (CI), Core and Shell, New Construction (NC and Major Renovations), existing buildings (operations and maintenance), schools, retail (CI), and healthcare elaborated in the table? (Green Building Education Services, 2011; Winchip, 2011). For the purposes of this study, LEED New Construction (NC) version 2.2 will validate the objective quality of sustainable buildings, as the Auburn University LEED Building Inventory indicates two completed certified construction projects, shown in the table. 1.