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Swallow Cliff Woods Warming Shelter

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LEED for New Construction 2009 Silver certified on 04/04/2017

56/110 Possible points

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Why It's Green:

Energy and Atmosphere
Materials and Resources
Indoor Environmental Quality
Water Efficiency

Action
28% improvement on baseline building performance rating
13% onsite renewable energy
35% green power purchase

Action
20% recycled content building materials
20% regionally extracted, harvested, recovered, or manufactured materials
50% FSC-certified wood products
75% diversion of construction and demolition debris
5% salvaged, refurbished, or reused building materials

Action
90% of occupied space has quality views

Action
100% reduction in potable landscape water use
40% reduction in baseline indoor water use

Energy and Atmosphere

28% improvement on baseline building performance rating

13% onsite renewable energy

35% green power purchase

Materials and Resources

20% recycled content building materials

20% regionally extracted, harvested, recovered, or manufactured materials

50% FSC-certified wood products

75% diversion of construction and demolition debris

5% salvaged, refurbished, or reused building materials

Indoor Environmental Quality

90% of occupied space has quality views

Water Efficiency

100% reduction in potable landscape water use

40% reduction in baseline indoor water use

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Location

This project is located at:

11918 South La Grange Road, Palos Park, IL, USA

Activity Details

Activity Type	LEED
Space Type	Public Assembly
Project Size	2,583 sq ft
Certification date	April 04 2017
CBSA	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
USGBC Chapter	Illinois Chapter
EPA Region	EPA Region 5: Great Lakes
Urban Rural Classification	NCHS Urban-Rural Classification: Large central metro
Electric Utility Provider	Commonwealth Edison Co.

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