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Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center Receives LEED Gold CertificationThe U.S. Green Building Council has awarded the Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold-level rating in the category of new commercial construction.
The LEED system is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.
The GEHC is the owner's (Gwinnett County, Georgia) first green building.
It was designed by architecture firm Lord, Aeck & Sargent.
Juneau Construction Co. was the general contractor.
The project recently received an Excellence in Design award in the government category from Environmental Design + Construction magazine, an Award of Excellence from the Associated Builders and Contractors of Georgia in its Excellence in Construction awards program, and an American Institute of Architects Huron Valley Chapter Honor Award.
A building project is a viable candidate for LEED certification if it can meet all prerequisites and achieve the minimum number of points.
Projects are awarded Certified, Silver, Gold or Platinum certification depending on the number of points they achieve.
"From the very beginning, one of the County's criteria for this facility was that it should pursue a LEED rating," said Steve Cannon, GEHC executive director.
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