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)

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• 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