What is LEED?

Administered by the U.S. Green Building Council, The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System is a voluntary, consensus-based national rating system for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings. The registration and certification process provides a roadmap for measuring and documenting success for every building and project type. There a total of 6 different LEED Rating Systems currently, which are LEED for New Construction, LEED for Commercial Interiors, LEED for Core and Shell, LEED for homes, LEED for Neighborhood Development and LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance.

LEED Compliant Waste Audits

DC Environmental helps you meet your LEED certification goals.

Our LEED-accredited experts are trained to audit your facility and design your waste management program to help you achieve the numerous LEED prerequisites and credits related to waste management and diversion. DC Environmental can also assist you with the documentation and reporting required by LEED.

Your Building and LEED

At DC Environmental, our service focus is on LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance. (EBOM). In particular we offer services to help buildings meet the following prerequisites and credits outlined in the Materials and Resources section of the LEED EBOM Manual.

MR Prerequisite 2 – Solid Waste Management Policy
DC Environmental helps you develop and implement a solid waste management policy for your building(s) and site(s). We take into consideration your building’s commitment to minimize waste disposal, what actions will be taken and how the waste management performance will be monitored. The policy will address the requirements of the waste management credits below as well as recycling of all mercury-containing lamps.

MR Credit 6: Solid Waste Management: Waste Stream Audit
The waste stream audit is the first step of our process when we design your comprehensive waste management and diversion program. The waste stream audit identifies the waste generated in a building in order to determine what can be targeted for reduction and recycling. Once we complete the audit, we implement a waste management and recycling program to divert these materials from your waste stream for recycling and reuse.

MR Credit 7: Solid Waste Management: Ongoing Consumables
On-going consumables are materials that have a low cost-per-unit and are regularly used and replaced throughout the course of business. Examples include paper, bottles and cans, toner cartridges and batteries. Our recycling and reduction program helps you meet all the requirements for this credit and covers all on-going consumables in the building. In addition DC Environmental maintains and monitors the program to ensure long-term effectiveness.

MR Credit 8: Solid Waste Management: Durable Goods
Durable goods are items that have a useful life of two or more years and are replaced infrequently. Examples include office electronics, furniture, computers and other equipment. DC Environmental's Electronic Waste Recycling (eCycling) program helps you meet the requirements for this credit as well as the guidelines established by all governing bodies for proper handling and recycling of these items.

MR Credit 9: Solid Waste Management: Facility Alterations and Additions
DC Environmental facilitates the hauling and diversion of all construction and demolition waste and ensures that all materials that can be recycled or reused are targeted to meet the guidelines established for this credit.

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