LEED certification means more than offices and homes. We’ve pulled together a list of interesting projects most people might overlook when it comes to achieving LEED certification.
Tag Archives: LEED certification
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Apr
A new infographic shines a spotlight on 12 sustainable building designs from around the world and gives details about why each was chosen.
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This is the first post in a series about the LEED rating system for green buildings. Â LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. Â It is a green building certification program that requires a third-party to review, judge, and certify a project as meeting certain mandatory requirements and reaching a certain level of…
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Oct
Oct
Whether you are thinking about constructing a new building, you have already entered the planning and design stages for your building, or you are renovating a building, you understandably want to take a closer look at what it takes for your building to qualify for LEED certification. This is a special type of certification that…
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Known for their excellent water retention, green roofs also improve conservation and biodiversity, provide wildlife habitats, improve the thermal insulation of buildings, reduce airborne particulate and lessen the urban heat island effect.
It’s a common saying that size doesn’t matter, but nobody told the people who built the Taipei 101 tower that. The 1,666 foot tall building has just become the world’s tallest green building by achieving LEED Platinum certification in the Existing Building Operation and Maintenance category from the U.S. Green Building Council. Not only is this now the tallest building to receive LEED certification, it is also the largest scale building with a total area of 1.6 million square feet and the green building with the most tenants at 90.
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The LEED certification has been the standard of green building certifications over the years, but has it lost it’s luster?