If we are going to carry on growing, and we will, because no country is going to forfeit its right to economic growth, we have to find a way of doing it sustainably.-Tony Blair
LEED buildings have been described by some as green while others refer to them as environmentally friendly. There are numerous adjectives that can be used, but all the projects have one goal in mind, to make the project have as little of an environmental footprint as possible. Shea Carr Jewell realizes saving water and electricity while reducing the amount of pollutants is very important environmentally and socially in today's world. We are constantly striving to improve the efficiency and overall project sustainability.
LEED promotes whole-building approach to sustainability. It was developed to provide a streamlined set of building standards. Shea Carr Jewell has been a part of a few LEED projects and plans on doing more in the future. Three of the employees are LEED APs.
What makes a project LEED? To become a certified LEED project you need to obtain a certain amount of points. To earn the points there are a number of credits that must be achieved. Some things that affect the points include eliminating waste leaving the job site, re-using existing material, using regional materials, locating the project close to public transportation, reducing the water and energy consumption, using low-emitting materials, and many others. Our experienced staff can help out in what can be a pretty complicated process to make a project LEED certified. |
