| LEED
Compliance
Mobern's
Strategic LEED Compliance Initiative
Mobern
recognizes the growing need for architects and engineers to reach
peak levels of LEED compliance. That is why we have made it a
strategic initiative to have a comprehensive understanding of
the intricacies of lighting as it applies to achieving LEED compliance.
Achieving
LEED Compliance With Mobern Products & Services
Mobern
is striving to help our partner clients achieve the highest level
of compliance possible. Mobern became an ENERGY STAR Partner in
January 2008. Mobern now offers a variety of energy efficient,
ENERGY STAR, products and a variety of other products that help
to achieve LEED rating points.
•
Fluorescent Highbay
• OZONELite
• ESB by TCP (Commercial Grade Compact
. Fluorescent Lamp)
• All New ENERGY STAR Fixtures
• Retrofit Kits: Reflector Kits, Downlight Kits, ..Doorframe
Kits
What's
more, Mobern is helping achieve LEED compliance through some of
our value add services that clients receive through partnering
with us including: regional manufacturing and close proximity
shipping within a 500 mile radius in the Baltimore/DC metropolitan
area; reducing a client’s volume of waste through our free
local pick-up within a 100 mile range; and efficient packaging
with less leftover waste.
Compliance
with lighting can achieve
8-22 LEED points
Understanding
Lighting as it Relates to LEED Compliance
Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) defines green design,
promotes green design practices, and rewards organizations that
adopt green design. LEED projects are certified according to the
number of points achieved, indicating how green a building is:
Certified (26-32), Silver (33-38), Gold (39-51) and Platinum (52-69).
Compliance with lighting relates to at least 8 points and up to
a maximum of 22 points of the total LEED points possible. Key
lighting areas include:
•
Sustainable
Sites
• Energy
& Atmosphere
• Materials
& Resources
• Indoor
Environmental Quality
• Innovation
& Design Process
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