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FRIENDS CENTER PHILADELPHIA

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Activity Summary

LEED for New Construction 2.1 Platinum certified on 12/11/2009

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57/69 Possible points

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Why It's Green:

  • Energy and Atmosphere
  • Materials and Resources
  • Indoor Environmental Quality
  • Water Efficiency
Action
50% green power purchase
Action
75% existing building structure and envelope reuse
50% diversion of construction and demolition debris
5% recycled content building materials
20% regionally extracted, harvested, recovered, or manufactured materials
5.0% rapidly renewable materials
50% FSC-certified wood products
5% salvaged, refurbished, or reused building materials
Action
75% occupant daylighting
90% occupant views
Action
50% reduction in potable landscape water use
20% reduction in indoor potable water use

Energy and Atmosphere

50% green power purchase

Materials and Resources

75% existing building structure and envelope reuse
50% diversion of construction and demolition debris
5% recycled content building materials
20% regionally extracted, harvested, recovered, or manufactured materials
5.0% rapidly renewable materials
50% FSC-certified wood products
5% salvaged, refurbished, or reused building materials

Indoor Environmental Quality

75% occupant daylighting
90% occupant views

Water Efficiency

50% reduction in potable landscape water use
20% reduction in indoor potable water use

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Location

This project is located at:

1501 Cherry St, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Activity Details

Activity Type LEED
Owner Type Non-profit
Space Type Office
Project Size 56,565 sq ft
Certification date December 11 2009
CBSA Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
USGBC Chapter Delaware Valley Green Building Council
EPA Region EPA Region 3: Mid-Atlantic
ASHRAE Climate Zone ASHRAE Climate Zone #4
Urban Rural Classification NCHS Urban-Rural Classification: Large central metro
Electric Utility Provider PECO Energy Co.
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