Pre-Engineered Steel Buildings and LEED - What You Need To Know

LEED®, “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design” is a program that promotes Green Building values of sustainability, energy efficiency, and environmental responsibility. Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), “LEED is an internationally recognized certification system that measures how well a building or community performs across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.” http://www.usgbc.org/

Five of the six LEED categories are applicable to Olympia Steel Buildings :

• Sustainable Site
• Energy and Atmosphere
• Materials and Resources
• Indoor Environmental Quality
• Innovation and Design Process

Building with Olympia pre-engineered steel buildings can earn your building points toward LEED® certification in the following areas:

• Sustainable Sites 7.2 – Heat Island Effect – Roof
• Materials and Resources 5.1 – Recycled Content
• Materials and Resources 5.2 – Recycled Content
• Exemplary Performance- Recycled content 70-72%

Be sure to consult with your LEED-Accredited consultant about all the ways your building project may achieve LEED points