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The Empire State Building in New York City is one of the tallest and most well-known LEED-certified buildings, certified as an LEED Gold existing building. [194] Around 2010, the Empire State Building underwent a $550 million renovation, including $120 million towards energy efficiency and eco-friendliness. [195]
The Green Building is a building located in the East Market District (NuLu) of Louisville, Kentucky. It is Louisville's first commercial Platinum LEED certified building, and Kentucky's first Platinum LEED adaptive reuse structure. The building, designed by Los Angeles architecture firm (fer) studio, was awarded Platinum certification in 2010.
LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND), where "LEED" stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a United States–based rating system that integrates the principles of smart growth, urbanism, and green building into a national system for neighborhood design. LEED certification provides independent, third-party ...
In 2005, Washington state became the first state in the United States to enact green building legislation. [23] According to the law, all major public agency facilities with a floor area exceeding 5,000 square feet (465 m²), including state funded school buildings, are required to meet or exceed LEED standards in construction or renovation.
In 2013, The Washington Examiner analyzed energy efficiency data of New York City buildings and found that LEED-certified buildings actually performed worse than buildings in general. [8] An analysis by USA Today found that building makers target LEED's easiest points—those that do not necessarily increase the energy efficiency of a building. [9]
The building was designed before the Great Recession of the early 21st century, and constructed after it. [1] A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the tower in January 2013. [2] The building has Gold LEED certification. [3] The US Green Building Council indicates that the River Point building achieved Platinum LEEDS status as of January 30 ...
LEED Recertification: For occupied and currently-in-use projects that have already received LEED certification but aiming to maintain and improve the building. LEED Zero: For projects with net-zero goals in carbon emissions and resource use. LEED certification is voluntary and a qualified assessor evaluates the projects on the basis of various ...
Colby College overlooks the Kennebec River valley and city of Waterville.. In 2013 Colby became the fourth college in the country to achieve carbon neutrality.Colby uses 100-percent renewable electricity, has 12 LEED-certified buildings (other certifications pending), has geothermal heating and cooling in two buildings, and has a biomass plant that burns sustainably harvested wood to heat most ...