21 Acres Project Submits for LEED Platinum

By Ryan Meno, LEED AP, Rafn Company Project Manager 

The 21 Acres Center for Local Food and Sustainable Living (http://21acres.org/) project in Woodinville recently submitted it's application for LEED Platinum certification from the US Green Building Council (http://www.usgbc.org/leed/certification). 

The number of points a project earns determines the level of LEED Certification that the project will receive. Points are awarded in various categories including sustainable site, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, and indoor environmental quality. 52 points are needed to achieve Platinum Certification and the 21 Acres project submitted for 55. 

The project was completed with the following statistics: 48% energy cost reduction over ASHRAE 90.1-2004; 15% of the building energy provided by PV’s.; 100% reduction of building waste water; 84% reduction of building potable water use; and 95% construction waste diverted from landfill. 

A special thank you to the entire project team including ArchEcology (Architecture), Coughlin Porter Lundeen (Civil Engineering), Michael Nouwens (Structural Engineering), Van Ness Feldman GordonDerr (Land Use), Terracon (Geotech), Solterra (Green Roof), Sunergy (Solar Panels), Kirby Electric, United Systems Mechanical, Clearview Mechanical, Earthheat Geothermal Systems, and AAA Drainfield Design.