Project Goals

Goal 1: Minimize embodied carbon of building

• Measure:  Use sustainable building materials
• Targets:
• Minimum: use 50% sustainable building materials
• Target: use 80% sustainable building materials
• Strategies:
• use sustainably harvested mass timber as primary building material
• use alternative low-carbon cements in place of traditional Portland cement

Goal 2: Minimize water use

• Measure:  LEED Water Efficiency - Indoor Water Consumption
• Targets:
• Minimum: reduce water consumption by 20% from baseline
• Target: reduce water consumption by 50% from baseline
• Strategies:
• green roof to collect stormwater
• water recycling

Goal 3: Minimize SOV trips

• Measure:  LEED Location and Transportation - Access to Quality Transit
• Targets:
• Minimum: 15% of arrivals by bike or public transportation
• Target: 30% of arrivals by bike or public transportation
• Strategies:
• choose a site within a 1/4 mile walking distance of a public transit (bus, train, subway, etc.) station
• provide ample bike parking on-site