Sentences with phrase «leed building rating»

Some projects pursue LEED ND as well as several LEED building rating systems simultaneously.

Developers of the LEED building rating system.

Not exact matches

The LEED rating system, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is the foremost program for buildings, homes and communities that are designed, constructed, maintained and operated for improved environmental and human health performance.

It is referenced by both The Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Building Rating System.

AAAS is the first and so far the only building in Washington, D.C. to achieve the gold level of certification under the LEED for Existing Buildings (LEED - EB) rating system.

Since USGBC's founding in 1993, the Council has grown to more than 20,000 member companies and organizations, a comprehensive family of LEED ® green building rating systems, an expansive educational offering, the industry's popular Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, and a network of 78 local chapters, affiliates, and organizing groups.

Recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council in 2009 when it became the first redeveloped structure in Washington, D.C. to earn a gold LEED rating, the AAAS headquarters building achieved platinum status in DecembBuilding Council in 2009 when it became the first redeveloped structure in Washington, D.C. to earn a gold LEED rating, the AAAS headquarters building achieved platinum status in Decembbuilding achieved platinum status in December 2013.

Light bulb regulations, LEED and Energy Star ratings for homes and appliances, stricter construction codes, and government incentives are all parts of a national effort to cut energy waste in the building sector.

All the other buildings in the Vancouver Olympic Village will be built to LEED gold rating.

The community centre in the Vancouver Olympic Village will be built to LEED platinum rating and be energy neutral.

@Timothy Hursley AAAS has earned one of the highest marks awarded to existing green buildings: a LEED Platinum EB rating from the U.S. Green Building...

According to its supporters, bamboo's fast growth means it sequesters more carbon than slower - growing trees, thus qualifying the flooring and plywood for a «rapidly renewable» materials accreditation under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system [see «MisLEEDing?»

Sixty - five MHRP staff now occupy a new LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)- rated building at 6720A Rockledge Drive in Bethesda, MD..

In 2008, USGBC accepted the School District of Philadelphia as a participant of its LEED in Existing Schools Pilot Program, and the district selected Thurgood Marshall to pursue certification under the LEED 2009 for Existing Buildings: O&M rating system.

Located at I - 10 and Loop 1604 in San Antonio, the Drury Inn & Suites San Antonio Near La Cantera ® Parkway was the second hotel to seek LEED Certification under the United States Green Building Council's rating system.

That set the tone for the visit as the InterContinental has achieved Gold status in the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System created by the U.S. Green Building Council.

The Academy boasts to be the world's greenest museum, with its energy efficient design, living roof, sustainable materials, and solar canopy, just some of the features that earned it the US Green Building Council's highest ever rating for sustainability, and established it as the world's first ever double platinum museum, with LEED platinum ratings for both it's design and operation.

In the fall of 2010, the U.S. Green Building Council awarded 41 Cooper Square the LEED Platinum rating, its most rigorous level of certification that acknowledges the building's array of green features which reduce energy use and enhance the enviBuilding Council awarded 41 Cooper Square the LEED Platinum rating, its most rigorous level of certification that acknowledges the building's array of green features which reduce energy use and enhance the envibuilding's array of green features which reduce energy use and enhance the environment.

The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System is a

By the way, Doug Farr's Chicago architecture firm has designed more platinum - rated green buildings (3) than anybody and his focus these days is sustainable neighborhoods and sustainable communities, as reflected in the new LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system.

The LEED rating system has dominated green building over the last decade.

The document contains sections mapping out how LEED credits correspond to WELL «features» in each of the three LEED rating systems for new and existing buildings and interiors: BD+C, O+M, and ID+C.

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System ™ encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance cBuilding Rating System ™ encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance cbuilding and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria.

A new «crosswalk» document aims to support the efficient, simultaneous application of the LEED Rating System credits and WELL Building Standard.

In the spring of 2003, Toyota completed a 624,000 - square - foot office complex in Torrance, California, that received a LEED gold rating, thanks to the inclusion of features such as solar cells to provide up to 20 % of the building's energy needs.

Our specialties include: Green Building Verification, Green Design Consulting, Energy Audits for Residential and Commercial Buildings, HERS ratings, Code Compliance, LEED certifications & consulting, Building Science, Construction Training and Consulting, Indoor Air Quality, Thermographic energy analysis, Risk Assesment and Warranty Consulting.

You can get a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating and not save any energy compared to traditional buildings.

The IGCC essentially takes voluntary rating systems such as LEED and Green Globe together with industry best practices and crafts it into regulations aimed at building energy and sustainability performance.

After the implementation of the IGCC via local construction codes it will be interesting to see if more buildings will become LEED - certified since building owners and designers will be mandated to follow a process similar to the rating system, or whether there will be less demand for LEED certification since most buildings will have to follow similar mandates anyway.

The standard is in no way meant to compete with the LEED ® Green Building Rating System, the USGBC, the CaGBC, or other international LEED systems.

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System ™ is a third - party certification program and an internationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.

Congress's most recent military appropriations legislation requires explicit justification for any spending on construction for energy - efficient LEED buildings beyond the lowest rating level.

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There are now six LEED Canada rating systems, including LEED for Commercial Interiors, LEED for Core and Shell, LEED for Existing Buildings, LEED for Homes and LEED for Neighbourhood Developments.

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LEED, as this mouthful of awkward acronym is more easily described, is the leading green building rating system in the U.S. and Canada.

LEED rating systems address commercial, institutional, and residential buildings and neighborhood developments.

The university has also signed an agreement with the USGBC to use LEED for Existing Buildings ratings to LEED certify 25 of its existing buildings over the next fiBuildings ratings to LEED certify 25 of its existing buildings over the next fibuildings over the next five years.

The building is expected to receive a LEED - NC Silver rating from the USGBC, and was honored with a Best Practice Award for Integrated Design Process at the 2006 UC / CSU / IOU Sustainability Conference.

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System ™ is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings, managed by the US Green Building Council (USGBC), a non-profit organization whose mission is to

In 2011, Ithaca College became just the second academic institution in the world to have two newly constructed buildings earn a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum rating from the U.S. Green Building Council when the Peggy Ryan Williams Center joined the Dorothy D. and Roy H. Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise in achieving that designation.

LEED ® is an environmental rating and certification system for residential and commercial buildings from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Preparing Athena software tools to meet new needs in green building rating programs such as LEED ® and Green Globes ®, and in building codes such as the International Green Construction Code and CALGreen.

LEED - certified buildings are attractive to buyers because they have lower operating costs, higher lease rates, and typically happier, healthier occupants than traditional buildings do.

Using the LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance rating system as a framework, this workbook will help your team implement a green existing buildings program and establish a culture of perBuildings: Operations and Maintenance rating system as a framework, this workbook will help your team implement a green existing buildings program and establish a culture of perbuildings program and establish a culture of performance.

Activities to encourage energy efficient construction include promoting the use of effective energy building codes, LEED certification and other high energy efficiency rating systems, and supporting activities and publications.

Hearst Tower is the first office building in NYC to receive a Gold LEED rating from the US Green Building building in NYC to receive a Gold LEED rating from the US Green Building Building Council.

As a prerequisite in the LEED for Homes program, a project must «design and install a whole building ventilation system that complies with ASHRAE Standard 62.2 - 2007,» a standard developed by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air - Conditioning Engineers that details ventilation rates and strategies for healthy homes.

Toyota's North American office in Torrance, California, which houses 2,000 employees, was one of the first large office buildings to earn a LEED gold rating.

In the United States, the private U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)-- well known for its certification and rating program called Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-- heads the field.