MOTHER EARTH WOULD CALL US A VERY RESPONSIBLE TENANT.

The LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System™ is a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings.

Big-D buys into it 100 per cent, in case you wondered.

Big-D’s Green / Sustainability Statement

“To Learn, Practice and Teach green / sustainable design and construction as a core responsibility”

Commitment

Big-D is committed to provide leadership and education of customers, employees and vendors to understand and implement green / sustainable building practices throughout the design, engineering, procurement and construction of facilities.

Goal

Our goal is to incorporate best green / sustainable building practices and USGBC LEED® certification standards into 100% of our projects by 2012.

Result

Achieving this goal will add value to every project, positively impacting the environment, building operations, occupants, society and future generations.

Guiding Principle

“We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” - Native American Indian Proverb

  

LEED® goals need to be set at the programming stage of your project. Not a moment later. Once the project is past 25 - 30% programmed, it’s difficult to adjust the design to meet LEED® requirements.

Big-D’s approach to LEED® produces environmentally friendly results for the site, the community, and the occupants.

During construction, we manage and control costs so LEED® points can be achieved in a cost-effective manner, and yield an aesthetically pleasing, energy efficient project. You’ll feel very satisfied.  And Mother Earth will thank us both for being so considerate.

 

LEED® EXPERIENCE? IN SPADES.

By the way, Big-D Construction has completed multiple LEED® Certified buildings. Some of those include Big-D’s Corporate office which not only is a LEED® Gold Certified building but was the first LEED® Gold Certified building in the State of Utah.   

You see, we practice what we preach. (See the list below for more examples.)

Matter of fact, Big-D completed the University of Utah Health Education and Science building which was the first LEED® Certified building completed for the State of Utah.

Prior to the implementation of LEED®, Big-D completed the Ogden Nature Center and Utah Botanical Center. Although they’re not LEED® Certified, these projects were constructed within the guidelines of LEED®. So, without trying to sound egotistical, we were ahead of our time.

Now, here’s that additional proof we mentioned a moment ago. The following list includes LEED® Certified projects which Big-D Construction has completed, and those projects that have been submitted to the USGBC for approval.

 

*Projects are currently registered with the certification goal of LEED®

 

PLATINUM

• Westminster College Meldrum Science Center
• Swaner EcoCenter
• Wetlands Discovery Point
• AIA Utah Headquarters*
• NPS Interagency Visitor Center at King Gillette Ranch*

 

GOLD

• Big-D Corporate Office Headquarters
• Center for Advanced Energy Studies
• Ogden IRS Dossier Building
• ProLogis Park Crate & Barrel Distribution Center
• AGC Utah Headquarters l
• Rio Tinto Warehouse
• The Children’s Center, Oquirrh School Renovation
• Utah Museum of Natural History at the Rio Tinto Center*
• Hill Air Force Base 3 Bay Fire Station*
• Utah Orthopaedics Medical Office Building*
• Millcreek Community Center*
• Vernal Dinosaur National Monument Quarry Visitor Center Replacement*

 

SILVER

• Kennecott Mine Office Building
• Newpark Town Center Development (Neighborhood)
• Sears Distribution Center
• Southern Utah University Science Center*
• Utah Valley University New Science Building*
• Fort Riley Training Support Center*
• Fort Bliss Fire and Military Police Station*
• Fort Carson Physical Fitness Facility*
• Ellsworth AFB Add/Alter Deployment Center*
• Cannon Air Force Base C-130 Hangar*
• Peterson AFB C-130 Squadron Ops Facility*
• Utah Data Center*
• Kirtland AFB Building 415 Addition (RDT&E Facility)*
• Holloman AFB UAS Field Training Complex Vertical*
• Tracy Aviary Entrance and Guest Services and Education Buildings*
• Vernal Municipal Center*
• Grand Teton National Park Moose Maintenance Building Rehabilitation*
• Salt Lake Community College Center for New Media Annex Building*

 

CERTIFIED

• U of U Health Sciences Building
• Kennecott Visitors Center
• Home Depot Rapid Deployment Center
• BYU Office of Information and Technology*
• Newpark Town Center - Best Buy*
• Swire Coca-Cola Distribution Center Addition*