{"id":73358,"date":"2018-10-22T13:46:31","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T17:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=73358"},"modified":"2018-10-22T13:46:31","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T17:46:31","slug":"nashville-tower-certified-leed-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/nashville-tower-certified-leed-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Nashville tower certified LEED Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_73359\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73359\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/opener-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-73359 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/opener-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"The 30-story Bridgestone Tower in Nashville, Tennessee, has been awarded Leadership in Environment and Energy Design (LEED) Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Photo courtesy Bridgestone Americas\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/opener-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/opener-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/opener-1.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The 30-story Bridgestone Tower in Nashville, Tennessee, has been awarded Leadership in Environment and Energy Design (LEED) Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). <br \/><em>Photo courtesy Bridgestone Americas<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 47,752-m<sup>2<\/sup> (514,000-sf), 30-story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgestoneamericas.com\/en\/corporation\/our-headquarters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bridgestone Tower<\/a> in Nashville, Tennessee, has been awarded Leadership in Environment and Energy Design (LEED) Gold certification by the <a href=\"https:\/\/new.usgbc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Green Building Council<\/a> (USGBC). Owned by Highwoods Properties, the tower is the headquarters of Bridgestone Americas, a tire and rubber company.<\/p>\n<p>Construction on the tower was completed in December 2017. The building achieved LEED Gold certification for implementing environmentally conscious design solutions, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>reducing potable water use by employing high-efficiency flush and low plumbing features;<\/li>\n<li>implementing light-emitting diode (LED) fixtures to promote energy savings;<\/li>\n<li>choosing materials manufactured within 805 km (500 mi) of the project site;<\/li>\n<li>using low-emitting materials for adhesives, sealants, paints, coatings, flooring, and composite wood products and furniture;<\/li>\n<li>employing low-mercury lamps; and<\/li>\n<li>using recycled content in materials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A white reflective roofing system was employed to reduce the roof\u2019s surface temperature, thereby creating greater energy efficiency and exceeding many industry ratings requirements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe work of innovative building projects like Bridgestone Tower is a fundamental driving force in transforming the way buildings are built, designed, and operated,\u201d said Mahesh Ramanujam, CEO of USGBC. \u201cAchieving LEED Gold certification goes further than implementing sustainable practices. Bridgestone is showing its commitment to the environment and the city in which it resides and has the power to influence others to do the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The LEED certification process recognizes maintenance practices for buildings designed, constructed, and operated to improve environmental and human health performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 47,752-m2 (514,000-sf), 30-story Bridgestone Tower in Nashville, Tennessee, has been awarded Leadership in Environment and Energy Design (LEED) Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4183,"featured_media":73360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1029],"tags":[127,601,3266,1457],"class_list":["post-73358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-leed","tag-sustainability","tag-tennessee","tag-usgbc","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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