Everybody’s concerned about saving the planet today. After all, this is the only one we have to live. At least, today and the next half of a century we’re sure of that –Earth is the only planet for human kind.
As the tide of ecological alertness sweeps on to mankind, building owners pitch in to save Mother Nature by attempting to make their structure
LEED certified.
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification is granted to a building if it passes the LEED Green Building Rating System. The building is rated in four levels - LEED Certified, LEED Silver, LEED Gold, and LEED Platinum.
Austin, Texas, has been the
first to call for LEED certification in the United States. Dallas follows the Texas’ capital’s lead by issuing a resolution that all buildings owned by the city government should be at least LEED Silver – certified. Frisco also goes green by using requiring LEED certification on all commercial projects.
Just last year, the Greater Texas Foundation designed something that has never been done before –
the first LEED Gold – certified building. The completed structure, also one of the first LEED buildings, is in Bryan, Texas.
Connie Taylor
Realtor
Keller Williams Realty
Office: 806-457-4810
Cell: 806-236-1370
www.AmarilloDreamHomes.com
