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High Performance Green Buildings MEO's capital program provides incentive funding to departments for high performance building designs that minimize resource impacts, improve energy efficiency and contribute to worker health and productivity. The building trend is often referred to as a high performance, sustainable or green building practice. A growing number of local governments are adopting Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards as a way to achieve high performance buildings. LEED is a voluntary rating system issued by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), of which the City is a member. LEED works best in new construction and major renovation projects where integrated building design provides ample opportunities to gain the credits necessary for achieving a LEED rating. For new and major City renovation projects, MEO works with the Capital Program Office, Budget Office and other City Departments to encourage resource and energy efficient new construction and renovation. As a result the City's first high performance, green building, the Police Forensic Science Center opened in the Fall of 2003. The facility includes a highly efficient gas and electric hybrid HVAC system and the City's first solar-electric energy system (to be installed by the spring of 2005). LEED standards have also influenced every major new construction and renovation project since 2002. |
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