Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED™) Green Building Rating System Accredited Professional has the expertise required to assist with the design of sites and buildings to LEED™ standards and to coordinate the documentation process that is necessary for LEED™ certification. The LEED™ Green Building Rating System is based on accepted energy and environmental principles and strikes a balance between established practices and emerging concepts. It evaluates environmental performance from a whole-building and sustainable site design perspective, providing a definitive standard for what constitutes a “green building.” The LA Group has already been a part of the project team on the following LEED™ certified projects:
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| Empire State College, 2 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY |
- 111 West Avenue
- 2 Union Avenue
- Distance Learning Center
- Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY (In Design)
Department of Environmental Conservation
New Paltz, NY (Under Construction)
SUNY IT Field House (In Design)
Kaplan Hall
SUNY Orange, Newburgh, NY (In Design)
Griffin Laboratory
Albany, NY (In Design)
Natural History Museum
Tupper Lake, NY
Crandall Library Addition
Glens Falls, NY
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| SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica-Rome |
The LA Group is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council has LEED™ credited professionals on staff, and continues LEED™ certification courses to keep abreast of new required standards. Through over three decades of experience, The LA Group has learned that successful, creative designs are those that blend a concern for environmental characteristics with client program goals, aesthetic and cultural issues, and project budgets.
Green building design strives to balance environmental responsibility, resource efficiency, occupant comfort and well-being, and community sensitivity. Sustainable concepts have always been a large component of The LA Group's design process, and the LEED™ system serves to formalize the practice.