2006 presentation to Solar Energy Association on first suburban Core and Shell LEED building in the Philadelphia area.

1. Green Goes
Mainstream
420 Delaware Drive
Ft Washington, PA

2. Incremental Change
Transforms marketplace
• Committed owner, high end, seeks
economic benefit from green building
• Experienced design team seeks higher
performance building and market edge
• Interested client seeks accountability for
green promises
• Contractor seeks reliability and market
edge

3. LEED Credits
• 6 Categories
• Menu of credits
• Levels of certification

4. 6 Categories
• Sustainable Sites
• Water Efficiency
• Energy & Atmosphere
• Materials & Resources
• Indoor Environmental Quality
• Innovation & Design

5. Menu of Credits
• Prerequisites
• Choices based on
– Goals of Client
– Cost
– Suitability to project
– Expertise of team members

6. Levels of Certification
• Goal to be Certified
• Delivered Silver
• Gold and Platinum are other levels

7. 420
Delaware
Drive
• Flooded site
• Near Ft
Washington
train station
• Wetlands
• CMU shell

8. Site
• Leave undisturbed wetland
• Crush building
• Use rubble to build floodplain
• Pervious paving

9. Water Efficiency
• Native Species
• Waterless Urinals, low-flow faucets
• 41% Less water usage

10. Energy and Atmosphere
• Superior Insulation
• Efficient glazing
• Siting
• 15% less energy usage

11. Materials & Resources
• FSC certified wood
• Basic materials -slag concrete, steel,
insulation
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• Finish materials- fossil stone tile,
recycled tile, acoustic tile, carpet
• 25% recycled content
• 35% local availability

12. Indoor Air Quality
• Increase Vent
• Daylight
• Low VOC products
– Carpet
– Paint
– Adhesives
– Composite Wood (doors & particle board)

13. Incremental change
• LEED methodology is way for
building industry as a whole
• Challenge for solar