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Analyzing The Leed Certification & Energy Usage Of The Peter Irving Wold Center, Andrea Schwartz
Analyzing The Leed Certification & Energy Usage Of The Peter Irving Wold Center, Andrea Schwartz
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This report discusses the Leadership in Environmental & Energy Design (LEED) Gold certification of the Peter Irving Wold Center, located in Schenectady N.Y. The credits that the Wold Center achieved in the LEED process are discussed as well as what credits were not achieved. Each credit is described in detail and the feasibility of implementing the credits that were not achieved is considered. The feasibility of achieving Platinum certification is discussed. It is important to note that this analysis, while post-construction, is determining whether or not the building could have achieved Platinum certification during the planning and building process. A …