Colorado Sustainability 2009 Conference

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LEED Silver Retail Pilot Supermarket Case Study
Valerie Walsh
LEED Management Services, LLC

This LEED Silver Supermarket Case Study, located in Boulder, was the first in the USGBC LEED-NC-Retail Pilot program, a new rating system that expects to be released following the LEED 2009 launch. The Retail industry experiences unique sustainability issues that had not been previously addressed in any LEED rating system. This session is a project-specific case study of the supermarket and the Retail-NC program.

Supermarkets use double the energy than that of an office building, with half of that energy being used for refrigeration, providing opportunities for energy recovery. Many of the sustainable energy and water saving strategies our team used apply to institutional facilities and the restaurant and food service industry as well. Taking advantage of the Xcel Energy Design Assistance Program brought the project $65,000 with annual savings of $50,000.

This LEED Retail Pilot project is part of the Twenty-Ninth St. Mall redevelopment in Boulder, a 62-acre site of the former Crossroads Mall which the City of Boulder required to be deconstructed and rebuilt to LEED standards.

 

LEED-Gold Historic Preservation Case Study

The Historic Villagra Building is home to the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office in the State Capitol Complex in Santa Fe. It was the first LEED-Gold and first public building in New Mexico to achieve LEED certification, preceding Governor Richardson’s LEED mandate.

Our team achieved 31% improved energy performance despite making no alterations to the exterior walls or roof, and being required to keep the original double-hung, single pane windows.

 This major renovation consisted of a first-time LEED team, a late commitment to LEED, and with no formal project architect. The contractor, mechanical engineer and I, the LEED Consultant and Project Manager, teamed up to make it a success. Our commitment carried the project through against all odds. 

The National Preservation Institute has featured this LEED Gold building and the USGBC has selected it as a “one of the most successful LEED projects” in the Government Sector.

 



 


 
     

 

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