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Article: Concord building earns LEED Silver certification.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION)(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver certification)(New Hampshire Public Risk Management Exchange Office won the certification from Green Building Council)
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- New Hampshire Business Review
- Article date:
- August 4, 2006
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The recently completed addition to the New Hampshire Public Risk Management Exchange Office in Concord has earned a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver certification--a distinction awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council for buildings that meet the nationally recognized standards for high-performance and sustainable design.
The so-called LEED standards were developed to promote energy and resource efficiencies in all phases of building construction, and to also support efficient post-occupancy building operations and healthy environments. Silver certification is awarded to buildings that meet an even higher level of environmental performance ...