Green Features and LEED Certification - SAC and LEED Overview
Written by Mike Swofford Monday, 10 January 2011 02:00
SAC Overview:
| Building name: | Scout Achievement Center (SAC) |
| Location: | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Setting: | Suburban |
| Project type: | New construction |
| Project scope: | A stand-along, one-story building |
| Cost: | $7.1 million |
| Lot size: | 2.9 acres |
| Building area: | 26,900 square feet |
| Building types: | Office, assembly, retail |
| Completed: | July, 2009 |
| Certification: | U.S. Green Building Council's LEED® Silver Level Certification |
About LEED
Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED® is a third-party certification system that measures the sustainable performance of buildings and can be applied to any building type and any building life-cycle phase. The LEED Green Building Rating System is the national benchmark for the design, construction, and operations of high-performance green buildings.
For those who own and operate buildings, LEED provides a framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions. It also enables project teams to deliver certified performance for their buildings. Third-party certification assures that LEED buildings are constructed and operated as intended.
An organization’s participation in the voluntary and technically rigorous LEED process demonstrates leadership, innovation and environmental stewardship. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in six key areas:
1. Sustainable Sites
2. Water Efficiency
3. Energy and Atmosphere
4. Indoor Environmental Quality
5. Materials & Resources
6. Innovation & Design
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