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Jean Vollum Natural Capital Center

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U.S. Green Building Council LEED-NC, v.2/v.2.1 in 2001; achievement level: Gold (41 points)
- Sustainable Sites, 8 of 14 possible points
  - SS Prerequisite 1, Erosion & Sedimentation Control
  - SS Credit 1, Site Selection
  - SS Credit 2, Urban Redevelopment
  - SS Credit 4.1, Alternative Transportation, Public Transportation Access
  - SS Credit 4.2, Alternative Transportation, Bicycle Storage & Changing Rooms
  - SS Credit 4.3, Alternative Transportation, Alternative Fuel Refueling Stations
  - SS Credit 6.1, Stormwater Management, Rate and Quantity
  - SS Credit 6.2, Stormwater Management, Treatment
  - SS Credit 7.1, Landscape & Exterior Design to Reduce Heat Islands, Non-Roof
- Water Efficiency, 4 of 5 possible points
  - WE Credit 1.1, Water Efficient Landscaping, Reduce by 50%
  - WE Credit 1.2, Water Efficient Landscaping, No Potable Water Use or No Irrigation
  - WE Credit 3.1, Water Use Reduction, 20% Reduction
  - WE Credit 3.2, Water Use Reduction, 30% Reduction
- Energy and Atmosphere, 5 of 17 possible points
  - EA Prerequisite 1, Fundamental Building Systems Commissioning
  - EA Prerequisite 2, Minimum Energy Performance
  - EA Prerequisite 3, CFC Reduction in HVAC&R Equipment
  - EA Credit 1.1a, Optimize Energy Performance, 15% New 5% Existing
  - EA Credit 1.1b, Optimize Energy Performance, 20% New 10% Existing
  - EA Credit 1.2a, Optimize Energy Performance, 25% New 15% Existing
  - EA Credit 1.2b, Optimize Energy Performance, 30% New 20% Existing
  - EA Credit 5, Measurement and Verification
- Materials and Resources, 10 of 13 possible points
  - MR Prerequisite 1, Storage & Collection of Recyclables
  - MR Credit 1.1, Building Reuse, Maintain 75% of Existing Shell
  - MR Credit 2.1, Construction Waste Management, Divert 50%
  - MR Credit 2.2, Construction Waste Management, Divert 75%
  - MR Credit 3.1, Resource Reuse, Specify 5%
  - MR Credit 3.2, Resource Reuse, Specify 10%
  - MR Credit 4.1, Recycled Content: 5% (post-consumer + 1/2 post-industrial)
  - MR Credit 4.2, Recycled Content: 10% (post-consumer + 1/2 post-industrial)
  - MR Credit 5.1, Local/Regional Materials, 20% Manufactured Locally
  - MR Credit 5.2, Local/Regional Materials, of 20% Above, 50% Harvested Locally
  - MR Credit 7, Certified Wood
- Indoor Environmental Quality, 9 of 15 possible points
  - EQ Prerequisite 1, Minimum IAQ Performance
  - EQ Prerequisite 2, Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control
  - EQ Credit 1, Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Monitoring
  - EQ Credit 3.1, Construction IAQ Management Plan, During Construction
  - EQ Credit 3.2, Construction IAQ Management Plan, Before Occupancy
  - EQ Credit 4.1, Low-Emitting Materials, Adhesives & Sealants
  - EQ Credit 4.2, Low-Emitting Materials, Paints
  - EQ Credit 4.3, Low-Emitting Materials, Carpet
  - EQ Credit 5, Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control
  - EQ Credit 8.1, Daylight & Views, Daylight 75% of Spaces
  - EQ Credit 8.2, Daylight & Views, Views for 90% of Spaces
- Innovation and Design Process, 5 of 5 possible points
  - ID Credit 1.1, Innovation in Design "Construction Waste Management 90%"
  - ID Credit 1.2, Innovation in Design "Recycled Content 100%"
  - ID Credit 1.3, Innovation in Design "Reuse Historic Building"
  - ID Credit 1.4, Innovation in Design "Green Building Demonstration Project"
  - ID Credit 2, LEED® Accredited Professional

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