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A Showcase For Sustainable DesignIt only made sense that the U.S. Green Building Council resides in a green office. As a leading green building organization, the USGBC has continued to take over the marketplace. In merely three years, the number of USGBC employees has grown from five to more than 40, with plans to double that number next year. And who better in the industry to practice what they preach by trying out their own system?
So in the fall of 2003, the USGBC expanded their Washington D.C. headquarters upwards (to the ninth floor), as part of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Commercial Interiors (LEED-CI) pilot program. By April, more than a dozen employees moved into the space.
Because the USGBC is a tenant of an office space originally constructed in 1978, the organization was previously unable to participate in the LEED process. But as LEED-CI entered its pilot phase, the USGBC found an opportunity they couldn’t pass up – the sustainable renovation of approximately 4,000 square feet.
The Council not only wanted a showcase for sustainable design, they also wanted a unique learning space for visitors and a healthy working environment for its growing staff. This project focused on all areas of LEED-CI but specifically Materials and Resources as well as Environmental Quality. And according to employees, the result was a
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