What is LEED?

LEED cer­ti­fi­ca­tion sim­ply put is the rec­og­nized stan­dard around the United States and some other coun­tries, for mea­sur­ing build­ing sus­tain­abil­ity.  Through LEED cer­ti­fi­ca­tion both com­mer­cial and res­i­den­tial build­ings can demon­strate their build­ing project to be “green.”  The third party ver­i­fi­ca­tion sys­tem cer­ti­fies a build­ing focused on met­rics that mat­ter most: energy sav­ings, water effi­ciency, CO2 emis­sions reduc­tion, improved indoor envi­ron­men­tal qual­ity, and stew­ard­ship of resources and sen­si­tiv­ity to their impacts.

Why is LEED cer­ti­fi­ca­tion beneficial?

Becom­ing LEED cer­ti­fied is proof to every­one you and your orga­ni­za­tion come in con­tact with that your build­ing has achieved the set require­ments of the third-party com­mis­sion­ing process.  It helps you stand out in your com­mu­ni­ties with a pos­i­tive image that your orga­ni­za­tion is con­cerned with the envi­ron­ment and is tak­ing an active role in help­ing pre­serve Earth’s pre­cious resources.  Cer­ti­fi­ca­tion also allows build­ings to take advan­tage of gov­ern­ment grants and incentives.

How does LEED work?

LEED projects earn points through the sys­tem by sat­is­fy­ing cer­tain cri­te­rion in spe­cific green build­ing cat­e­gories.  Points are awarded in each of the six credit cat­e­gories.  Those cat­e­gories are:  Sus­tain­able Sites, Water Effi­ciency, Energy & Atmos­phere, Mate­ri­als & Resources, Indoor Envi­ron­men­tal Qual­ity and Inno­va­tion in Design.  The total num­ber of points earned on a project deter­mines if the project is Cer­ti­fied, Sil­ver, Gold or Platinum.

Are Recy­cled Plas­tic Fac­tory prod­ucts LEED certified?

LEED only applies to the actual green build­ing projects, not our prod­ucts directly. How­ever, our prod­ucts con­tribute to points within the LEED cer­ti­fi­ca­tion sys­tem.  Recy­cled Plas­tic Fac­tory prod­ucts have obtained the nec­es­sary doc­u­men­ta­tion indi­cat­ing how our unique prod­ucts can gain points for LEED projects.  Our tech­ni­cal let­ter can be obtained by click­ing the link below.