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Looking to reduce energy costs?
LEED®
The LEED® (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certification program from the U.S. Green Building Council has become the benchmark for architects, real estate professionals, facility managers, engineers, interior designers, landscape architects, construction managers and government officials who want to design, construct and operate more sustainable buildings. The third-party certification process assigns LEED® points for products and processes used that promote green practices related to site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. There are a limited number of possible points available, with a tiered system that certifies buildings with a Platinum, Gold, Silver or Certified status based on points earned. According to leed.usgbc.org/leed, from 2015-2018 LEED-certified buildings are estimated to generate as much as $1.2 billion in energy savings and $715.3 million in maintenance. The right lighting can contribute to earning LEED points in
new construction.
For more information, visit www.USGBC.org/leed.
ICC
The International Code Council is a member-focused association. It is dedicated to developing model codes and standards used in the design, build and compliance process to construct safe, sustainable, affordable and resilient structures. Most U.S. communities and many global markets follow the International Codes, or I-Codes, published by ICC. The I-Codes are a complete set of comprehensive, coordinated building safety and fire prevention codes that provide minimum safeguards for people at home, at school and in the workplace. For instance, when a light fixture is to be placed in a ceiling filled with insulation, it requires an insulated contact (IC) rating to assure the fixture can be covered with insulation.
For more information, visit www.iccsafe.org.
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