The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings.

Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED provides building owners and operators a concise framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions.

For more information about USGBC, go to their website: USGBC.org

How Can Office Furniture Help with LEED?

Using repurposed office furnishings has the potential to influence up to 15 (LEED) certification points in the following three categories.

Materials and Resources (1 point each)
Credit 3.1    Material Reuse: 5%
Credit 3.2    Material Reuse: 10%
Credit 4.1    Recycled Content, 10% (post-consumer + 1/2 preconsumer)
Credit 4.2    Recycled Content, 20% (post-consumer + 1/2 preconsumer)
Credit 5.1    Regional Materials, 10% Extracted, Processed and Manufactured Regionally
Credit 5.2    Regional Materials, 20% Extracted, Processed and Manufactured Regionally
Credit 6       Rapidly Renewable Materials
Credit 7       Certified Wood

Indoor Environmental Quality (1 point each)
Credit 6.1    Controllability of Systems: Lighting
Credit 8.1    Daylight and Views—Daylight 75% of Spaces
Credit 8.2    Daylight and Views—Views for 90% of Seated Spaces

Innovation and Design Process (1 point each)
Credit 1.1    Innovation in Design—Exemplary Performance
Credit 1.2    Innovation in Design—Exemplary Performance
Credit 1.3    Innovation in Design—Exemplary Performance
Credit 1.4    Innovation in Design—Exemplary Performance

For more detailed information on how repurposed office furnishings can help contribute toward LEED certification, contact Peter Eliot at 781.672.5800 or eliot@donahue-assoc.com.