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March 2, 2006
ODNR OFFICE RENOVATION PROJECT WINS “GREEN BUILDING” CERTIFICATION FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY DESIGN
Department is recognized the by U.S. Green Building Council for use of recycled materials and energy-efficient lighting in renovation of office interiors
 COLUMBUS, OH - An environmentally friendly office renovation by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is the first such project in Ohio and only the seventh in the nation to attain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
The certification recognizes ODNR’s use of recycled scrap materials, recycled-content carpet and energy-efficient lighting in renovated interiors of a building at the department’s Columbus headquarters. Only six other commercial interior projects in the United States have received “green building” certification.
In 2005, ODNR renovated offices of its Division of Water and Division of Soil & Water Conservation in Building B at its Fountain Square campus on Morse Road. Most of the work was done by the department’s in-house maintenance staff, based on designs developed by FMS Architects, Inc., of Columbus. ODNR’s Division of Recycling & Litter Prevention provided technical support for selection of recycled-content building materials and carpeting.
The U.S. Green Building Council is a coalition of 5,500 organizations from across the American building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. The council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification is a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings.
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