Herring Run building gets gold star
The Herring Run Watershed Center -- an all-green educational facility, meeting site and HQ for the Herring Run Watershed Association -- becomes the first gold-level green certified building in Baltimore today.
The LEED certification system was created by the nonprofit Green Building Council to promote sustainable development. (LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.) There are plenty of buildings in the area seeking the status, from hotels, to houses to commercial buildings. Gold is the next to highest ranking available.
The Herring Run building, the former Pelham Bakery, has 36 green features. They include a green roof, tankless hot water heater, denim insulation, rain gardens and tubular skylights. A full list is here.
Ziger/Snead architects and Baltimore Green Construction worked on the project at 3545 Belair Road, one block south of Herring Run Park. Stop by a see the place.
Photo of the Herring Run's green roof courtesy of the Herring Run Watershed Association.
Comments
It would be great to see more buildings receiving LEED certifications, especially platinum and gold. there aren't as many in the Baltimore/DC area yet, but hopefully there are more soon to come.
Posted by: Patrick | July 2, 2009 10:35 AM