LEED Certification
LEED Concept
The Town is including cutting-edge environmental standards in the creation of new buildings and other construction uptown. Our approach is to follow the LEED (Leadership in Energy/ Environmental Design) standards. Our plans and the classification of the Children’s Discovery Museum as LEED Certified Silver have gained statewide recognition and have the potential to be nationally known.
Green standards and LEED standards are approaches to new construction and renovation that emphasize attention to individuals’ health while in the buildings, high performance standards for the buildings’ heating, air conditioning and ventilating systems, and techniques to use other strategies to add to the appearance of individual buildings and the uptown streetscape in general. Concepts that will be considered in the uptown redevelopment planning include uniform lighting, roof top gardens, use of energy efficient materials, and recycling of building materials.
By adopting LEED standards, building owners will save money on heating and cooling costs and become eligible for various grants and tax credits. In addition, the Town may provide other incentives for reaching various milestones of LEED standards. For information on LEED standards or to see how to make a building LEED compliant, visit the U.S. Green Building Council website at http://www.usgbc.org/LEED.