What is LEED®?

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings’ performance. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality.

Download article on Green Building in Indianapolis - NUVO August 13, 2008. PDF attached at bottom of this page.

Organizations / Projects See the list of entries on the navigation bar to your left. For green building supplies, see Green Way Supply (Indianapolis) and Earth Green Unlimited (Muncie). Green Building (Green Architecture) - Indiana Holistic Health Network is a directory of holistic and alternative resources. Rehab Resource Inc. Serves as a warehouse and distribution center for affordable building materials. Mold Testing & Remediation, Inc. Restoring comfort, health, and confidence. This company specializes in NON-DESTRUCTIVE TREATMENTS where possible. NEW TREATMENTS allow the ability to treat your mold situation with out tearing down the walls! Ecocountertopsusa Reface. Don't replace!

Links U.S. Green Building Council is a coalition of leaders from the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. Indiana Building Green From Brown To Green - Local Blog about how to move from brown (unsustainable) to green (sustainable) with practical tips and links from a national award-winning green architect. Architecture For Humanity (Indianapolis Chapter) - seeks architectural solutions to humanitarian crises and brings design services to communities in need. Sierra Club Green Home is dedicated to helping you create a more sustainable home environment.

Architects Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf Architects LEED, net zero energy, green roofs, sustainable sites Bill Brown, AIA, LEED AP Email: bbrown@bdmd.com Blog: http://frombrowntogreen.blogspot.com/ Phone: (317) 635-5030 CSO Architects csoinc.net (317) 848-7800 Cortellini Studios INVERDE Design is a full-service architectural design firm specializing in green / sustainable / energy-efficient building design as well as alternative energy technologies. We are experts in the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system and offer consulting services in that capacity. MacWilliams,Pres., LEED-AP 14074 Trade Center Dr.,Suite 211, Fishers,Indiana46038 mwilliams@inverde.net http://www.inverde.net Phone:317-774-8732 Solstice Architecture Sam Miller 317-781-2898 smiller@solsticearchitecture.com

Builders Casa Verde LLC Maple Road Construction Castalia Homes Lone Star Custom Homes My Home in Indy Remodeling The Re-development Group, Inc. HundredYear - Comprehensive green building consulting Tyson Domer 3370 Broadway Street Indianapolis, IN 46205 317.324.1323 tyson@hundredyear.org