Sustainable Craftsmanship
What is Sustainable Craftsmanship?
It’s an approach to construction designed to improve existing or traditional mechanical systems to reduce their use of energy and their impact on the environment. Additionally, it encompasses a best practices approach with regard to energy sources, energy use, and an enhanced quality of life for building residents and occupants.
The U.S. Green Building Council (www.usgbc.org) is a national nonprofit organization, which promotes sustainability in building design, construction and operation. Their Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system is a framework for assessing and recognizing those facilities that meet important sustainability goals. Old Town Construction is a LEED-accredited firm.
LEED Rating Systems
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED provides building owners and operators with the tools they need to have an immediate and measureable impact on their buildings’ performance.
Project Certification
LEED certification provides independent, third-party verification that a building project is environmentally responsible, profitable and a healthy place to live and work.
Professional Accreditation
LEED Accredited Professionals are builders who have demonstrated a thorough understanding of green building practices and principles and familiarity with LEED requirements, resources and processes.
As owner/managers of some of our own projects, Old Town Construction has a fundamental understanding of both the front- and back-end benefits of “green building”, imbuing us with an unsurpassed attention to detail, both in the construct and operational phases of our projects.
Selections as seemingly prosaic as dust collection, water filtration, lighting fixtures and carpet selection can have a profound impact on the environmental quality of an office or residential building. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) found in building materials, insulation, and even the basic amenities and appointments within a structure may hold unforeseen consequences for the relative “health” of a building and its occupants.
It’s an approach to construction designed to improve existing or traditional mechanical systems to reduce their use of energy and their impact on the environment. Additionally, it encompasses a best practices approach with regard to energy sources, energy use, and an enhanced quality of life for building residents and occupants.
The U.S. Green Building Council (www.usgbc.org) is a national nonprofit organization, which promotes sustainability in building design, construction and operation. Their Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system is a framework for assessing and recognizing those facilities that meet important sustainability goals. Old Town Construction is a LEED-accredited firm.
LEED Rating Systems
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED provides building owners and operators with the tools they need to have an immediate and measureable impact on their buildings’ performance.
Project Certification
LEED certification provides independent, third-party verification that a building project is environmentally responsible, profitable and a healthy place to live and work.
Professional Accreditation
LEED Accredited Professionals are builders who have demonstrated a thorough understanding of green building practices and principles and familiarity with LEED requirements, resources and processes.
As owner/managers of some of our own projects, Old Town Construction has a fundamental understanding of both the front- and back-end benefits of “green building”, imbuing us with an unsurpassed attention to detail, both in the construct and operational phases of our projects.
Selections as seemingly prosaic as dust collection, water filtration, lighting fixtures and carpet selection can have a profound impact on the environmental quality of an office or residential building. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) found in building materials, insulation, and even the basic amenities and appointments within a structure may hold unforeseen consequences for the relative “health” of a building and its occupants.
