L.E.E.D. Depot, Inc. Brings Efficient Green Development to South Florida with their Flagship Project

 The making of the Greenest Chamber in U.S. Project to be Featured on YouTube

Miami, February 16, 2009 -- L.E.E.D. Depot Inc. (http://www.leeddepot.us/) a leading provider of L.E.E.D. consulting, products, as well as building and design services announced the start of their Flagship Project, the “Greening of Chamber South.” L.E.E.D. DEPOT will be broadcasting the “Greening of Chamber South” on YouTube so people interested in following the project can see all the work, effort and technology needed to make a 1950’s era building into a state-of-the art green and LEED© certified facility. The first video is now available and shows the project  in the “before” stage at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr_AAPgBlGs.   The Project is in the planning stage and will take approximately two months to complete.

L.E.E.D.  Depot provides green building consulting, construction and engineering services and products to residential, commercial and governmental projects. Chamber South is the leading business chamber of commerce serving Greater South Miami Dade Country with more than 1,200 business representatives.

“Our flagship project with Chamber South will demonstrate how to properly retrofit an existing property, make it LEED© compliant and put new life into the building through state-of-the-art green technologies, processes and products,” ” said Edward “Ned” Stieglitz, president, L.E.E.D. Depot.. “Every step of the way will be documented and uploaded on YouTube for the world to see how to be “green.”

The “Greening of Chamber South”

L.E.E.D. Depot will be overseeing the modernization and retrofitting of Chamber South with state-of-the-art green technologies, energy efficiency solutions and environmentally friendly office products, in order to qualify as a flagship LEED© Certified Chamber of Commerce.

The “Greening of Chamber South” includes the following major items to become LEED© certified:

  • Solar:  solar panels and solar films
  • VOC-Free:  paints, sealants and adhesives
  • Lighting:  Efficient fluorescent, LED and fiber optic  technologies
  • Flooring: bamboo, palm and “green” carpeting
  • Roofing: Nanotechnology ceramic insulating paint coatings
  • Windows & Doors: Energy Star© certified
  • Plumbing: new water saving and other green products
  • A/C lower tonnage based on newer windows
  • Cleaning Products: green certified VOC-free
  • Waste stream audit
  • Indoor Air Quality management system
  • 5 year Green Plan

Our open door policy will allow the public to come and see the technology at work and monitor the savings as well as other tangible improvements to quality of life as they occur.

Partnership Opportunities

Chamber South and L.E.ED. Depot are seeking partnerships with interested manufacturers, suppliers and contractors  to be part of a ground-breaking project in showcasing green technologies to the world via its YouTube broadcasts of the ongoing work in progress. 

“Companies participating with L.E.E.D. Depot will also be featured in the online videos as well as have exposure to our chamber members and other exclusive benefits”, said Mary Scott Russell, president, Chamber South.  Interested partners should contact Chamber South directly.

“We will be retrofitting Chamber South to make it one of the most efficient and green buildings in Miami and the greenest chamber of commerce in US,” said Stieglitz.. “The Chamber South building will not only showcase green, efficient technology but it will also mark South Miami as a City invested in a greener, more efficient future.”

About LEED© Certification

LEED© certification is the recognized standard for measuring building sustainability. Achieving LEED© certification is the best way for you to demonstrate that your building project is truly "green." The LEED© green building rating system -- developed and administered by the U.S. Green Building Council, a Washington D.C.-based, nonprofit coalition of building industry leaders -- is designed to promote design and construction practices that increase profitability while reducing the negative environmental impacts of buildings and improving occupant health and well-being.

Contact info

AJR & Partners, Inc.
Alec Rosen
alecjr@ajrpartners.com
305.665.5755

Chamber South
Mary Scott Russell
305.661.1621

L.E.E.D.© Depot

http://www.leeddepot.us