Oregon’s #1 LEED Homebuilder
Posted by Kelly Asmus on Jun 30, 2011 in Construction Corner, Latest News, _Special | 0 comments
Renaissance Homes has committed to building all of our Portland Vintage homes with the LEED certification. This makes Renaissance Homes Oregon’s #1 LEED Certified homebuilder. We are dedicated to leading the industry in sustainable building practices.
LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design was created by the US Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED is a voluntary program establishing a group of comprehensive and measureable building standards encompassing design, construction and building management. The LEED rating systems offer the ability for third party certification of building practices that promote the use of sustainable materials, energy efficient building standards, healthy indoor environments and reduced impact on the environment.
Why is LEED important?
LEED creates a national standard, it recognizes environmental leadership in the building industry, stimulates green competition, raises the public’s awareness of benefits and is transforming the building market.
To preserve, conserve and sustain our resources for future generations, we must spread awareness and knowledge of “Living Green.” LEED ensures it achieves these standards, to preserve our environment for future generations.
LEED is the most comprehensive and difficult certification to attain.
No other level of certification is as comprehensive.
LEED defines the language and benchmarks utilized by all industry.
For years consumers have been beleaguered by the use of terms by marketers and manufacturers that offer unquantifiable benefits. The LEED standard defines and specifies the terms and metrics allowing us to measure innovation in eco-conscious materials. Many products on the market claim “green-ness” that upon further inspection qualify for little or nothing under the USGBC guidelines. LEED provides businesses and the public, the means to measure current environmental impact and future progress toward greater sustainable building.
LEED creates incentives for companies to innovate in ways that are defined and measurable.
With the gaining popularity of the LEED certification systems, manufacturers are in a scramble to create innovative new products that qualify under the program requirements.
LEED provides the public a clear metric for environmental achievement.
A building built to the standards of the LEED program is a clear sign of a company’s commitment to the environment. No green washing here: LEED proves to homebuyers, “Yes, this house is really what it claims to be.” LEED homes are designed to last.
