Saddlehorn’s full marina was the first marina in Montana marina to receive LEED Gold rating and one of the few nationwide.
that the “green premium” argu- ment can be, but often is not valid.
7HOW DO YOU THINK
BUILDING INDUSTRY SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN 2000?
TODD THESING AND ROB MCRAE We believe LEED has created many
partnerships, as well as a successful verification system and marketing campaign that mainstream and legitimize the green building process.
MIKE TUSS AND ANYA FIECHTL “Green” has become a household word, much to the credit of LEED, the USGBC, and the architectural profession in general. Specific to the building industry, discussions about energy and water reduction, environmentally friendly building materials and systems, and indoor environmental quality occur on every project,
LEED CHANGED THE
whether a LEED project or not. LEED was devel- oped to pull the entire building industry towards more sustain- able practices. As green building standards become
conventional standards, LEED raises the bar higher. 8WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES OF
PECT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF? JOHN WELLS To obtain certification at the Platinum level at the Missoula Federal Credit Union, we had to push the en- velope of what is currently being done. On that project we used a concrete composed of 100% recycled ingredients.
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