Building Sustainably

Current Status: our architect has registered our building project with the U.S. Green Building Council and we anticipate that our new building will receive a SILVER certificate when it is complete!

Our Charge to Build Sustainably
• Perspectives:
   • A Note from Rob Leland
   • Building the Sacred Inside and Out
  
LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
• U.S. Green Building Council
   • What LEED is: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CategoryID=19
   • What LEED measures: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1989
   • What LEED delivers: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1990

First Unitarian's LEED Review Process:
• The Design & Construction Team met with Lisa Logan, LEED Consultant, for Green Ideas, Inc., http://www.egreenideas.com
   • Handout - "LEED for New Construction: An Overview"
• April 30, 2011: Eighteen First Unitarian members representing multiple constituencies participated in a LEED Design Charrette:
   • List of Participants
   • Green Ideas' Report on Outcome of the Charrette
   • Detailed Narrative Report and cost Estimates (Coming Soon!)