LEED® Springfield Office Green Features

1051 St. James Avenue, Springfield MA
LEED® Silver Certification - February 2011
Awarded with the City's first GreenSeal

2664 Sq Ft Traditional Style Branch, green features include:

  • locating the site on previously developed land
  • recycling 98% of demolition and construction materials
  • reducing storm runoff by minimizing hard surfaces (runoff that still exists is subjected to onsite filtration which removes contaminants and pollutants)
  • installing plumbing fixtures that use 43% less water than a non-green building of the same size
  • using energy saving HVAC and lighting systems that meet LEED® standards
  • building with 32% regional materials and products (regional includes materials or products that have been extracted, harvested or recovered, as well as manufactured, within 500 miles of the project site)
  • creating an interior using low-emitting paints, coatings, adhesives, sealants and carpets
  • furnishing with low-emitting furniture that meets SCS and GREENGUARD Certification
  • adopting a green cleaning program that reduces the negative impacts on building occupants and visitors, as well as the environment
  • installing individual recycling bins for metal, plastic, glass, paper and cardboard
  • future use of drought-resistant landscaping will help avoid wasting clean drinking water on irrigation

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Architects: Strategic DesignWorks
General Contractor: Marois Construction
Engineers: New England Engineering Corporation
Consultants: Green Roundtable