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      First LivingHome LEED Platinum Certification

      Since 2000, over 550 buildings have been certified through the LEED program. As of August 2006, only twenty buildings achieved a Platinum Level of Certification, and these were all commercial buildings. The first LivingHome is the first residential building to achieve the Platinum Certification Level.

      Evaluation Categories Points Available Points Attained
      Location + Linkages (LL) 10 10
      Sustainable Sites (SS) 14 14
      Water Efficiency (WE) 15 15
      Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) 14 9
      Materials + Resources (MR) 22 8
      Energy + Atmosphere (EA) 29 32.5*
      Homeowner Awareness (HA) 1 1
      Innovation + Design Process (ID) 4 1.5
      Total 109 91

      *93 HERS rating. Home received 2 extra points for natural ventilation cooling.


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