Sustainable Design
SAG Office
Spiezle Headquarters LEED™ Certification Project
Spiezle Architectural Group, Inc. is currently pursuing LEED™ EB Silver Certification, in addition to completing a green house gas assessment for the renovations of our Headquarters Office in Trenton, New Jersey.
Project Description for the Office building renovation, LEED™ EB Silver Designed (registered with USGBC) The 15,000 sf 1960’s office building housing our main headquarters and 50 employees. SAG has committed to having all its technical staff LEED™ accredited by the end of 2008 with the LEED™ EB certification of our office building and green house gas assessment of our operations. As we help our clients obtain LEED certification and provide green house gas assessment services, it is only fitting that our own operations and facilities major sustainable features include:
What is LEED™ EB?
The LEED™ for Existing Buildings Rating System helps building owners and operator’s measure operations, improvements and maintenance on a consistent scale, with the goal of maximizing operational efficiency while minimizing environmental impacts.
LEED™ for existing buildings addresses whole-building cleaning and maintenance issues (including chemical use), recycling programs, exterior maintenance programs, and systems upgrades. It can be applied both to existing buildings seeking LEED™ certification for the first time and to projects previously certified under LEED™ for new construction, schools, or core and shell.
Beginning July 1, 2008, all projects registering for LEED™ for existing buildings must do so under the LEED™ for existing buildings: operations and maintenance version which is replacing the prior LEED™ EB Version 2.0 rating system.
Categories for LEED™ EB Certification Include:
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
- Low emitting materials specified for adhesives, carpets, paints, and cabinetry
- Indoor Air Quality monitoring and testing program during and following construction
- Use of non-toxic, green interior cleaning products
- Daylighting and views for 90% of all spaces
Energy and Atmosphere Conservation
- Commissioning of HVAC, Lighting, & controls systems
- Achieve Energy Star 67 rating minimum
- Replacement of existing single pane windows with new low-e, insulated units.
- Upgrade of building lighting and HVAC controls for smart operation
- Install photovoltaic renewable energy system for 6% of all power
- Contract Green Power for 60% of all power
Materials and Resource Conservation
- Recycling 80% of all waste generated
- 90% Construction waste recycling
- 20% products minimum with high recycled content
- 10% products minimum obtained within 500 miles
- Purchase 30% of products used in building made of recycled content
Sustainable Site
- Bicycle Storage & changing facility
- Public transportation access
- Preferred parking for hybrid & other fuel efficient vehicles
- Planting for shading
Water
- 20% building water use reduction
- Use of native planting to eliminate need for site irrigation
Innovation
Spiezle strives to remain at the forefront of innovation—this sometimes involves risk. To be a leader, is to remain true to your mission and beliefs and take responsibility for your actions.
We believe in always keeping the welfare of our clients in focus, our social responsibilities, and the environment. Our staff is educated in sustainable practices and management that touch every aspect of the way we do business; this is our value-added promise to our clients strive to exceed all expectations.