Global Water Center Receives LEED Certification
PHOENIX, April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Arizona Chapter today announced that Global Water Resource's new Global Water Center has been awarded its LEED(R) "Silver" Certification, making it the first LEED-certified facility in Pinal County.
USGBC (a publicly-funded, non-profit organization) is the nation's foremost coalition of leaders from across the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy place to live and work. Created in the year 2000, the LEED(R) (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System(TM) is a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, green buildings and a platform for sustainable development. There are LEED projects in all 50 states and in 41 countries. Over 100 new construction projects per month are registering in the US alone for evaluation under LEED.
LEED certification is available for all building types (schools, retail, healthcare, office, industrial, governmental). LEED is a point-based system where projects earn LEED points for satisfying specific 'green building' criteria across six categories: -- Sustainable Sites The number of points a project earns determines the level of LEED certification the project receives - from "certified" up through "silver," "gold" and the highest, "platinum." The USGBC Arizona Chapter was the third chapter established in the US. There are now 72 Chapters. "The Global Water Center uses a high percentage of recycled water, recycled building materials, and takes advantage of natural light and high-efficiency heating and AC, so it uses only two-thirds of the electricity and one sixth the water of an average comparable traditionally constructed commercial structure. We are extremely proud of this achievement and are committed to taking a leadership role in green practices," says Trevor Hill, President & CEO of Global Water Resources. "The Global Water Center continues a tradition of people and organizations in Arizona working together to set 'Green standards' for others to emulate," says Mike Quinn, former Chair of the Central Branch Governing Council (one of three branches that make up the Arizona Chapter). So far thirty-three building projects in Arizona have been LEED-certified. First Call Analyst:
CONTACT: Doug Heller, Public Relations/Media, USGBC Arizona Chapter, Web Site: http://www.chapters.usgbc.org/arizona/
2008-04-01 19:06:43 0325600 PRNEWSWIRE
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