Comments on: National Tropical Botanical Garden Goes Green http://www.greenstrides.com/2008/03/27/national-tropical-botanical-garden-goes-green/ going green one step at a time Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:28:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Janet Leopold http://www.greenstrides.com/2008/03/27/national-tropical-botanical-garden-goes-green/comment-page-1/#comment-5912 Janet Leopold Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:07:58 +0000 http://www.greenstrides.com/2008/03/27/national-tropical-botanical-garden-goes-green/#comment-5912 Update: In early January 2009, the U.S. Green Building Council notified NTBG that it had received LEED Gold Certification. Update:
In early January 2009, the U.S. Green Building Council notified NTBG that it had received LEED Gold Certification.

]]> By: Janet Leopold http://www.greenstrides.com/2008/03/27/national-tropical-botanical-garden-goes-green/comment-page-1/#comment-922 Janet Leopold Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:10:35 +0000 http://www.greenstrides.com/2008/03/27/national-tropical-botanical-garden-goes-green/#comment-922 Update: Construction of NTBG's Botanical Research Center was completed in early 2008. Application is being made to the U.S. Green Building Council for LEED certification. While the building was originally planned to achieve LEED Silver certification, the National Tropical Botanical Garden was able to incorporate even more environmental features and the building is now expected to receive GOLD CERTIFICATION. This building will be the first LEED-certified building on the island of Kaua`i and has served to educate the local construction industry for the highly desirable paradigm shift to environmentally friendly construction practices. Update:
Construction of NTBG’s Botanical Research Center was completed in early 2008.

Application is being made to the U.S. Green Building Council for LEED certification. While the building was originally planned to achieve LEED Silver certification, the National Tropical Botanical Garden was able to incorporate even more environmental features and the building is now expected to receive GOLD CERTIFICATION. This building will be the first LEED-certified building on the island of Kaua`i and has served to educate the local construction industry for the highly desirable paradigm shift to environmentally friendly construction practices.

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