What Does LEED Certification Means?

REDUCING THE QUANTITY OF INDOOR AIR CONTAMINANTS THAT ARE ODOROUS, POTENTIALLY IRRITATING AND/OR HARMFUL TO THE COMFORT AND WELL-BEING OF INSTALLERS AND OCCUPANTS

LEED is short for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. LEED certification was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council to promote its mission of "producing a new generation of buildings that deliver high performance inside and out." The LEED program rates commercial projects on a wide range of criteria like indoor air quality and the use of recycled materials, local resources, renewable energy sources and energy-saving systems. Through LEED standards, the USGBC seeks to improve the environmental and economic performance of commercial buildings using established and/or advanced industry principles, practices, materials and standards. In the last year, LEED certified building projects have increased 330% nationwide.

LEED certification is the direction building standards are taking. This Summer, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) along with the International Code Council (ICC) recognized Wisconsin as a leader in the current "green" focus in the building industries. Also this year, PLANNING Design Build's offices were named the First Multi-Tenant LEED-EB (Existing Building) Certified Building in the Midwest. Chicago Mayor Richard Daley announced that all new public buildings would be LEED certified as part of a project to make Chicago the nation's most environmentally friendly city. Similar measures are being introduced in New York, where developers have been offered tax credits since 2000 for constructing green buildings. In 2006, The DNR Northeast Regional Headquarters in Green Bay was the seventh LEED certified building in Wisconsin, receiving a LEED-NC 2.1 Gold rating. The Air Force and Navy both require that all domestic structures be green.

"These numbers clearly demonstrate that the market is evolving towards green design," says Richard Fedrizzi, USGBC president.

All hallman/lindsay products that carry our Green Leaf Promise meet LEED requirements for Low Emitting Paints and Coatings under credit 4.2 and because all of our Green Leaf Promise products are manufactured right here in Wisconsin, using hallman/lindsay coatings also contributes towards credits 5.1 and 5.2, Materials Manufactured Regionally.

 LEED Info Sheet (2.72 MB)