green goes mainstream2
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Green Goes Mainstream
420 Delaware Drive
Ft Washington, PA
Incremental Change Transforms marketplace
• Committed owner, high end, seeks economic benefit from green building
• Experienced design team seeks higher performance building and market edge
• Interested client seeks accountability for green promises
• Contractor seeks reliability and market edge
LEED Credits
• 6 Categories
• Menu of credits
• Levels of certification
6 Categories
• Sustainable Sites
• Water Efficiency
• Energy & Atmosphere
• Materials & Resources
• Indoor Environmental Quality
• Innovation & Design
Menu of Credits
• Prerequisites
• Choices based on – Goals of Client – Cost– Suitability to project– Expertise of team members
Levels of Certification
• Goal to be Certified
• Delivered Silver
• Gold and Platinum are other levels
420 Delaware Drive• Flooded site
• Near Ft Washington train station
• Wetlands
• CMU shell
Site
• Leave undisturbed wetland
• Crush building
• Use rubble to build floodplain
• Pervious paving
Water Efficiency
• Native Species
• Waterless Urinals, low-flow faucets
• 41% Less water usage
Energy and Atmosphere
• Superior Insulation
• Efficient glazing
• Siting
• 15% less energy usage
Materials & Resources
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• FSC certified wood
• Basic materials -slag concrete, steel, insulation
• Finish materials- fossil stone tile, recycled tile, acoustic tile, carpet
• 25% recycled content
• 35% local availability
Indoor Air Quality
• Increase Vent
• Daylight
• Low VOC products– Carpet– Paint– Adhesives– Composite Wood (doors & particle board)
Incremental changeIncremental change
• LEED methodology is way for building industry as a whole
• Challenge for solar
• LEED methodology is way for building industry as a whole
• Challenge for solar
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