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| Leadership
in Energy & Environmental Design developed &
administered by the USGBC (Green Building Council)
Timmons Design Engineers is committed
to incorporating and integrating the principles of sustainable
design in all of our projects. The LEED rating system
is a tool to prioritize the building’s energy
and environmental performance. LEED is a voluntary,
consensus-based, market-driven building rating system
based on existing proven technology. LEED provides a
definitive standard for what constitutes a “green
building”.
• Green building rating
system that facilitates positive results for the environment,
occupant health and financial return
• Promotes whole-building, integrated design processes
• Defines “green” by providing a standard
for measurement
• Provides a sustainable design guideline
• Establish market value with recognizable national
“brand”
• Evaluates performance in accepted green design
categories |
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| LEED is a
whole-building approach that encourages and guides a collaborative,
integrated design and construction process. It optimizes
environmental and economic factors separating them into
to five categories: |
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| Promote environmental
approaches to land use, transportation patterns, and bioregional
planning including restoration of habitat, vegetation
and water/aquifer systems. |
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| Reduce energy
and resource use and resulting pollution plus use renewable
energy sources through optimized building design, materials
selection, envelope and windows, lighting and daylighting,
utility loads, heating, cooling and ventilation systems. |
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| Select water
conserving fixtures and recovery systems, improve landscaping
water quality through Site
Design by A4 Interactive, with the goals of cleansing
water streams, aquifer recharge and reducing the negative
runoff impacts of parking, paving and walking surfaces. |
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