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LEED certification Our Toronto home at 121 King St. West was evaluated on sustainability, water efficiency, indoor environmental quality and innovations in operations, achieving LEED Gold Status.
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Built by San Francisco - based DPR Construction and designed by ZGF Architects, based in Portland, Ore., Clif Bar's headquarters was completed in 2010 and has earned LEED Platinum by achieving high performance in energy efficiency, materials selection, sustainable site development, water savings and indoor environmental quality.
The Green Guide used 12 criteria for rating green hospitals: 1) siting, 2) water efficiency, 3) energy and air pollutions, 4) materials and resources, 5) indoor environmental quality, 6) healthy hospital food, 7) green education, 8) procurement, 9) contaminants, 10) green cleaning, 11) waste reduction, and 12) healing gardens.
The High Performance Green Buildings Act of 2007 (S. 506) encourages government buildings to become greener by achieving the highest standards for energy efficiency, indoor air quality and other environmental impacts.
Published in separate UK and Irish editions, the magazine's focus extends beyond energy efficiency to take in indoor air quality, water usage and the environmental impact of materials.
It measures how well a building or community performs across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.
The LEED point - based scoring system includes programs for Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum for new buildings, existing buildings, homes, schools and neighborhood development, and ranges from a minimum of 26 to 69 points measured across the entire lifecycle of a facility, including site sustainability, water efficiency, energy & atmosphere, materials & resources and indoor environmental quality.
LEED ® provides benchmarks for the design, construction and operation of a property and covers site makeup, building materials, water and energy efficiency as well as indoor environmental quality.
The certification process for new buildings begins with site selection, then moves on to energy efficiency, water efficiency, materials used, and indoor environmental quality.
It's green markers helped track resource efficiency, indoor environmental quality, water conservation, and reduced site and community impact, with the energy efficiency requirement being met and exceeded by the achievement of the Passive House certification.
When asked what are the most important factors when choosing green buildings to buy or lease, corporate users most frequently cite energy efficiency (81 %) followed by water savings (53 %) and indoor environmental quality (50 %)[Fig. 5].
In contrast, the LEED program promotes a whole - building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas that include human and environmental health, sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.
«Empty - nester clients like the low energy efficiency, and younger couples gravitate because of environmental concerns and the healthier indoor air quality,» says St. Louis builder Matt Belcher, chairman of his local Home Builders Association's Green Building Council.
The company performs environmental audits on homes, which tests for energy efficiency, indoor air quality, and other factors.
Certification is based on such benchmarks as water savings, energy efficiency, and indoor environmental quality.
The benefits of green homes include: • Lower operational costs than conventional homes due to greater energy and water efficiency, which can result in lower utility bills; • High quality construction, since green label requirements for building materials and techniques often go beyond standard building codes; • More comfortable and stable indoor temperatures; • Healthier indoor air quality; and • Other features that reduce environmental impact such as proximity to parks, shops and transit.