The LEED rating system
In Canada, residential Ontario contractors, commercial and institutional buildings represent more than a third of total greenhouse gas emissions. One way to combat this is with LEED Certification. The LEED rating system, known as the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system, is a voluntary system for defining what elements make a building green and many industries have already embraced it.The best way to demonstrate that a building is “green” is by achieving LEED certification.“Building Green is not a new thing it is the right thing, and we always strive to use the most environmentally neutral building practices and materials. However, construction debris is always an issue, by ordering what we need and using it when we need it, it has helped us to divert as much as possible from the local landfill. There are tradeoffs which we all must take, however protection of our future and wise stewardship of our planet must be one of our utmost priorities.” says Justin Linden, President of ServiceBlocks Inc, a home renovations company in Ottawa, Canada. Posted by: CROZON-SB6143