High Performance Elements:

• Bicycle Storage and Changing Rooms
• Preferred parking for low-emitting and fuel efficient vehicles
• Parking size to not exceed minimum local zoning requirements
• Storm Water Deign Quality Control – Reducing impervious cover, increasing on site infiltration, and managing storm water runoff
• Heat island effect roof – Roof SRI = 92, Reduce Heat Islands to minimize impact on microclimate and human and wildlife inhabitants
• Optimize energy performance – 21% Improvement compared to ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1 – 2004
• Water Efficient Landscaping – No Irrigation
• Increase demand for building products that incorporate recycled content materials
• Increase demand for building materials and products that are extracted and manufactured within the region.
• Low Emitting Materials – Adhesives and Sealants, Paints and Coatings, Carpet systems, Composite Wood and Agrifiber
• Controllability of Lighting and Thermal Comfort by individual occupants or by specific groups
• Assessment of Building thermal comfort over time.