LEED & Lexus = Green

Dave Mungenast Lexus of St. Louis has taken the initiative to build green and promote green living. Goley Insulation had the pleasure of insulating the new $16 million dollar LEED Certified Lexus Dealership in Manchester, Missouri.

LEED = Leadership in Energy & Environment Design and was developed by the US Green Building Council. LEED is an internationally recognized third-party verification system that can certify a building was designed & built to improve performance in areas such as energy savings, CO2 emmisions, and others.

Designed to benefit both people and the environment, the Lexus dealership took on the challange and met the criteria set forth by the US Green Building Council to become LEED Certified. "During construction, 95 percent of our waste was diverted from local landfills," stated Lisa Chaney, Lexus customer relations manager. Besides this huge accomplishment, the building includes many green features:

• A car wash that uses 40 percent less water than non-LEED equivalents
• Motion-sensor lighting that turns off when the room is vacant
• Solar glass to reduce indoor temperature swings
• A reflective roof to reduce heating and cooling costs
• An employee lunch room floor made from recycled tires.
  

Goley Insulation applauds Dave Mungenast Lexus of St. Louis for their participation in a collective effort to help move the world forward toward a new, green way of life. The impact of a decision to build and live green will far outlive the initial benefactor.