The United States Green Building Council
(USGBC) developed LEED, standing for Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design. It is a certification system set up for “green” buildings. For a
building or home to meet any level of the LEED standards is a humungous
accomplishment. The LEED Green Building Rating System has different levels of
certification, “LEED Certified”, “LEED Silver”, “LEED Gold”, and “LEED
Platinum”. It is based on a 100-point scale with categories in
- · Sustainable Sites
- · Water Efficiency
- · Energy & Atmosphere
- · Materials & Resources
- · Indoor Environmental Quality
- · Locations & Linkages
- · Awareness & Education
- · Innovation in Design
- · Regional Priority
They have different rating systems for
different project types: New Construction, Existing buildings, Commercial
Interiors, Core & Shell, Schools, Retail, Healthcare, Homes, and
Neighborhood Development.
Nebraska, as of June 16, 2011, has 26
certified projects, 57 registered projects, with locations in Kearney, Omaha,
Lincoln, Hastings, Norfolk, Halsey and more.
Some of the projects in Lincoln include:
- · Citizen and Immigration Service Center—Silver Certified
- o 90% Daylight and Views for interior Spaces
- o 20% Water Use Reduction
- o 20% Regional Materials
- o 86% Construction Waste Diverted
- o 100% Electricity purchased from renewable sources for 2 years
- · International Quilt Study Center and Museum—Silver Certified
- o 32.14% Reduction in Energy Use
- o 77.90% Spaces with Natural Daylight
- o 60.27% Regional Materials
- · Pioneers Park Nature Center Addition—Silver Certified
- o Geothermal heat pump system
- o Rainwater harvesting system
- o Straw bale walls
- o Recycled content materials
- o Green roof with native plants
Other
buildings include the Color Court Building, the Sawmill Building, and the new
Haymarket Arena, all in the Haymarket.
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