Green Building
Regional Green Building Case Study Project:
A post‐occupancy study of LEED projects in Illinois
Year 1 Final Report Fall 2009
A collaboration between With the generous support of
Acknowledgements
Several organizations and individuals contributed to the success of this project. Please accept our gratitude for helping to make this project possible:
Project Supporter Grand Victoria Foundation
Project Partners U.S. Green Building Council‐Chicago Chapter U.S. EPA, Region 5 City of Chicago Department of Environment and Department of Zoning Land Use Planning Center for Neighborhood Technology Delta Institute
Steering Committee Bob Newport and Chris Choi, U.S. EPA, Region 5 Jennifer Wang, Kindy Kruller, Elise Zelechowski, and Kevin Dick, Delta Institute David O’Donnell, City of Chicago, Department of Environment Michael Berkshire, City of Chicago, Department of Zoning and Land Use Planning Rachel Scheu, Anne Evens, Larry Kotewa and Kathryn Eggers, Center for Neighborhood Technology Doug Widener, U.S. Green Building Council – Chicago Chapter
Participating Buildings The 25 participating projects in this study were considered anonymous unless projects gave approval to be listed in this report. We thank all participating projects and their representatives for their help throughout this study. This project would not have been possible without your involvement. • Bolingbrook High School, Bolingbrook, IL • Center for Neighborhood Technology, Chicago, IL • Children’s Discovery Museum, Normal, IL Christy Webber Landscapes, Chicago, IL • • Evelyn Pease Tyner Interpretive Center, Glenview, IL • Farr Associates, Chicago, IL • Kohl Children’s Museum, Glenview, IL • Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL • Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, Chicago, IL • Pepper Construction, Barrington, IL • Saint Xavier University, Rubloff Hall, Chicago, IL
Project Director
A post‐occupancy study of LEED projects in Illinois
Year 1 Final Report Fall 2009
A collaboration between With the generous support of
Acknowledgements
Several organizations and individuals contributed to the success of this project. Please accept our gratitude for helping to make this project possible:
Project Supporter Grand Victoria Foundation
Project Partners U.S. Green Building Council‐Chicago Chapter U.S. EPA, Region 5 City of Chicago Department of Environment and Department of Zoning Land Use Planning Center for Neighborhood Technology Delta Institute
Steering Committee Bob Newport and Chris Choi, U.S. EPA, Region 5 Jennifer Wang, Kindy Kruller, Elise Zelechowski, and Kevin Dick, Delta Institute David O’Donnell, City of Chicago, Department of Environment Michael Berkshire, City of Chicago, Department of Zoning and Land Use Planning Rachel Scheu, Anne Evens, Larry Kotewa and Kathryn Eggers, Center for Neighborhood Technology Doug Widener, U.S. Green Building Council – Chicago Chapter
Participating Buildings The 25 participating projects in this study were considered anonymous unless projects gave approval to be listed in this report. We thank all participating projects and their representatives for their help throughout this study. This project would not have been possible without your involvement. • Bolingbrook High School, Bolingbrook, IL • Center for Neighborhood Technology, Chicago, IL • Children’s Discovery Museum, Normal, IL Christy Webber Landscapes, Chicago, IL • • Evelyn Pease Tyner Interpretive Center, Glenview, IL • Farr Associates, Chicago, IL • Kohl Children’s Museum, Glenview, IL • Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL • Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, Chicago, IL • Pepper Construction, Barrington, IL • Saint Xavier University, Rubloff Hall, Chicago, IL
Project Director