Sustainability - LEED - Environmental Friendly

Sustainable design seeks to reduce negative impacts on the environment, and the health and comfort of

building occupants, thereby improving building performance. The basic objectives of sustainability are to

reduce consumption of non-renewable resources, minimize waste, and create healthy, productive

environments.

Sustainable design principles include the ability to:

• use environmentally preferable products*;

• enhance indoor environmental quality*;

• optimize site potential;

• minimize non-renewable energy consumption;

• protect and conserve water; and

• optimize operational and maintenace practices

* (LEED areas where Indoff can assist)

Utilizing a sustainable design philosophy encourages decisions at each phase of the design process that will

reduce negative impacts on the environment and the health of the occupants, without compromising the

bottom line. It is an integrated, holistic approach that encourages compromise and tradeoffs. Such an

integrated approach positively impacts all phases of a building's life-cycle, including design, construction,

operation and decommissioning.

Indoff is committed to incorporating principles of sustainable design and energy efficiency into all of our

client’s projects whenever possible. We look for an optimal balance of cost, environmental, societal and

human benefits while meeting the mission and function of your facility. It is Indoff's intent that

sustainable design will be integrated as seamlessly as possible into the existing design process.

Indoff uses the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

(LEED®) green building certification system as a tool for evaluating and measuring achievements in

sustainable design.

Indoff will research products that are sustainable, to help you identify and prioritize cost-effective,

sustainable strategies for small projects. We will note “sustainable” products on proposals and do what

we can to help you with LEED point acquisition for projects (including the use of local manufacturers

(within 500 miles).

Sustainability and LEED