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Building Green with LEED Certification: Healthier, High Performance
Offices and Homes

Stroudwater Construction is experienced with LEED Certified commercial, industrial and residential buildings. That means that we adhere to sustainable “green building” practices meticulously detailed in the LEED rating system and integrate these techniques and materials into each step of the building process. Our design, construction, and operation of a building must focus on energy and water efficiency, resource efficient design and materials, indoor environmental quality, and must take the structure’s overall impact on the environment into account.

Is Sustainable Building Cost Effective?
A popular misconception is that building green costs too much green. In reality, green buildings built by Stroudwater Construction will offer owners substantially lower energy costs and higher long-term resale values; all without significantly driving up the cost of construction.

“A Whole-Building Approach to Sustainability”
LEED is a third-party certification program developed by The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a non-profit organization committed to expanding sustainable building practices. LEED is a nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings’ performance. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.

Some of the key components of a LEED Certified building can include:

Energy Efficiency

  • ENERGY STAR® rated appliances, windows, water heating systems.
  • Efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs.
  • Higher R Value non-toxic insulation
  • Photovoltaic electricity and water heating systems

Water-Efficient Features

  • Low-flow showerheads, faucets, and toilets
  • ENERGY STAR dishwashers and washing machines
  • Programmed, low-volume irrigation systems
  • Rainwater collection systems
  • Wastewater treatment systems
  • Hot water recirculation systems

Resource-Efficient Features

  • Building orientation/ design to take advantage of daylight to reduce lighting needs
  • Features that reduce heat gain in the summer and heat loss in the winter
  • Renewable materials, including rapidly-renewable wood species such as bamboo
  • Regional Materials, that are extracted and manufactured within 500 mile of the project site
  • Recycled-content materials in carpets, tiles, and concrete formulations

Indoor Air Quality Features

  • Appropriately sized heating, air conditioning and ventilation system (HVAC)
  • Proper ventilation to cycle fresh air inside, and release stale air
  • Low-VOC paints and finishes and wall papers

Outside the Home

  • Preservation of trees and other native vegetation
  • Drought tolerant
  • Reduce impervious surfaces (driveways, walkways, patios, etc.) other impervious surfaces should Use of permeable materials: gravel, permeable block pavers, grids, etc.

Green Building Resources [Review links at USGBC LEED]:
U.S. Green Building Council - In The News

 

  
 
             




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