The premise behind green or sustainable building is to minimize the environmental impact and reduce energy consumption. LEED certification is the industry standard for measuring building sustainability in addition to recognition that a construction project can attain by utilizing environmentally friendly building practices during construction or remodeling.

LEED is the acronym that stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and is the Green Building Rating System developed by the U.S. Green Building Council. Achieving LEED certification is the best way to demonstrate a building project is truly "green".

The rating system consists of the following 6 major categories, and maximum points:

Certification Levels:

Going Green with Paintings and Coatings
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At Washington Commercial Painters "doing the right" thing is more than just a saying—
it is a core value that determines how we run our business. That is especially
true when it comes to the environment. To insure sustainability, we:

  • Give our excess paint away to the community to reuse and recycle
  • Installed an Axzo Nobel water purification system to eliminate impact on the environment from rinsing and washing our equipment
  • Invested in Prius & Ford Transit vehicles for the best gas mileage
  • Commissioned a carbon footprint analysis to guide our strategies to reduce our corporate footprint
  • Use zero or low VOC paints where possible and use sustainable practices on all jobs
  • Employ web conferencing and limit travel to client meetings
  • Use SharePoint to facilitate a paperless environment
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