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IFC Headquarters Building

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LEED for Existing Buildings 2009 Platinum certified on 04/30/2010

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82/110 Possible points

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Why It's Green:

  • Energy and Atmosphere
  • Materials and Resources
  • Indoor Environmental Quality
  • Sustainable Sites
  • Water Efficiency
Action
89 Energy Star Performance Rating
12% or 100% onsite renewable energy or offsite renewable energy
Action
40% sustainable purchasing of electric equipment
40% sustainable purchasing of furniture
75% reuse or recycle of durable goods
50% sustainable purchasing of facility alterations and additions
90% sustainable purchasing of reduced mercury lamps
70% diversion of waste from facility alteration and additions
Action
50% of occupied space has daylighting and quality views
Action
38% reduction in conventional commuting trips
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30% reduction in indoor potable water use
63% reduction in potable landscape water use

Energy and Atmosphere

89 Energy Star Performance Rating
12% or 100% onsite renewable energy or offsite renewable energy

Materials and Resources

40% sustainable purchasing of electric equipment
40% sustainable purchasing of furniture
75% reuse or recycle of durable goods
50% sustainable purchasing of facility alterations and additions
90% sustainable purchasing of reduced mercury lamps
70% diversion of waste from facility alteration and additions

Indoor Environmental Quality

50% of occupied space has daylighting and quality views

Sustainable Sites

38% reduction in conventional commuting trips

Water Efficiency

30% reduction in indoor potable water use
63% reduction in potable landscape water use

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Report: Green Building Energy Technology
Report: Green Building Energy Technology
Landscape water use reduction
Landscape water use reduction
Technology: Variable-air-volume
Technology: Variable-air-volume

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Location

This project is located at:

2121 Pennsylvania Ave NW, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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Activity Details

Activity Type LEED
Owner Type Non-profit
Space Type Office
Project Size 882,174 sq ft
Certification date April 30 2010
CBSA Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
USGBC Chapter National Capital Region Chapter
EPA Region EPA Region 3: Mid-Atlantic
Urban Rural Classification NCHS Urban-Rural Classification: Large central metro
Electric Utility Provider Potomac Electric Power Co.
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