The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System^® is a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings. Members of the U.S. Green Building Council representing all segments of the building industry developed LEED and continue to contribute to its evolution.

The ELC Building is a LEED Certified Building at the Silver level because it includes these features:

• Easy access to public transportation

• Reduced site disturbance and minimal development footprint

• A stormwater management plan

• Landscape and exterior designs that reduce heat islands

• Light pollution reduction

• Water efficient landscaping

• Water saving devices

• Energy conservation features

• Uses materials that minimize ozone depletion

• Used locally occurring materials when constructing the building

• Used certified wood

• Included an indoor environmental quality management plan

• Used low-emitting adhesives, sealants, paints, carpet, and composite wood

• Optimizes use of daylight as  a lighting source