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StopWaste.Org LEED NC v2.2 Platinum Green Building Renovation Project Officially Certified
First in California: KEMA Managed Successful LEED Documentation
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BURLINGTON, MASS. (February 19, 2008) – StopWaste.Org’s new Oakland, California headquarters
has received the LEED NC v2.2 Platinum rating for its renovation project. This is the first NC 2.2 Platinum
project in California. Certified in December 2007, global energy consulting firm KEMA managed the
project’s LEED documentation and green building process, guiding the project through to receipt of this
highest green building rating honor.
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating SystemTM provides a
benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. To achieve
LEED Certification, a completed project must meet the LEED sustainable design and performance
criteria. Platinum is the highest award.
Located at 1537 Webster Street, in Oakland, California, the 1926-era building is one of a handful of
Platinum buildings in California and the first LEED-NC v.2.2 Platinum renovation project in California.
Alameda County Waste Management Authority and the Alameda County Source Reduction and
Recycling Board purchased the 14,000 square foot, two-storey building to serve as the new headquarters
for its StopWaste.Org organization, which supports and promotes waste reduction, resource conservation
and green building programs in Alameda County.
Andrea Traber, director of KEMA’s Green Building practice, managed the LEED documentation process.
As the LEED consultant, KEMA guided decision making on credits to pursue, provided technical
information and recommendations, performed many of the supporting calculations, and managed the
LEED process with the owner and design team, and the US Green Building Council (USGBC). “This
project is significant not only in it’s achieving this rating, but also in the leadership and strong commitment
of StopWaste.Org in pursuing and meeting this goal, and in the extraordinary ability of the design team to
work together to achieve high performance results. It’s a testament to the integrated design process on a
difficult project type. And it’s a beautiful, comfortable and healthy place to work.”
The building achieved top marks in sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency,
materials selection, indoor environmental quality, and innovation in design. As a result of the green
building renovation, the facility now uses 40 percent less energy and 48 percent less potable water than a
building of the same function, climate, and size designed to conform to California’s stringent energy code.
Details on the 1537 Webster Street project are available at www.stopwaste.org/docs/1532webster.pdf.
Additional information about LEED certification and the USGBC is available at www.usgbc.org. Additional
information about KEMA green building services is available at www.kemagreen.com.
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[download] 021908 KEMA Platinum LEED Project (.pdf 26 kb)
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About KEMA
Founded in 1927, KEMA (www.kema.com ) is a global provider of business and technical consulting, operational support, measurement and inspection, testing and certification for the energy and utility industry. KEMA employs 1,600 professionals in 20 countries. The firm’s North American consulting operations are headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts. KEMA’s global headquarters are in Arnhem, the Netherlands.
Media contacts (www.kema.com/press_releases ):
• North America: Kristen Brewitt ( kristen.brewitt@kema.com )
tel +1 781 418 5714
• Europe: Rolf van Stenus ( rolf.vanstenus@kema.com )
tel +31 26 3 56 2607
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