LEED^TM: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

LEED is the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) rating system that evaluates sustainable design for new and existing buildings. It is a comprehensive, voluntary design and assessment tool created to help those in the building industry improve performance and help measure the sustainability of their projects. At Bridgers & Paxton we are committed to designing energy-efficient, environmentally friendly, and physically comfortable buildings for our clients.

B&P offers a full range of sustainable design services and has on staff ten accredited LEED professionals who keep the B&P Team up-to-date in the use of the LEED system. Many of the LEED design guidelines have been used by Bridgers & Paxton for years in our design of sustainable buildings. B&P has historically designed buildings with an eye towards:

• Indoor Environmental Quality
• Energy-efficient HVAC and Lighting
• Water-efficient Plumbing
• Measurement and Verification

The LEED rating system involves owners, contractors, architects, engineers, occupants, and building officials. B&P recognizes that through successful partnerships with these team members we can design buildings that are sensitive to the needs our clients, communities and the environment. The LEED program is structured to involve the entire owner/design team throughout the design, construction, and operation of a building to achieve a green design. Green design includes design and construction practices that significantly reduce or eliminate the negative impact of buildings on the environment and occupants, addressing:

• Sustainable Site Planning
• Safeguarding Water and Water Efficiency
• Energy Efficiency
• Indoor Environmental Quality
• Conservation of Materials and Resources

Selection of Bridgers & Paxton LEED experience:

• Bureau of Indian Affairs
  • Baca/Dlo'ay azhi Consolidated Replacement School Design/Build - Prewitt, New Mexico (Provided MEP design and prepared report evaluating probability of LEED Certification of new school. New Mexico's first LEED 2.1 Certified project)
  • Riverside Indian School Renovation - Anadarko, Oklahoma (Prepared Preliminary LEED Evaluation)
• Sandia National Laboratories - Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Experimental Sciences Complex (In-Design using LEED guidelines)
  • Thermal Test Complex (Prepared Sustainable Design Report using LEED guidelines)
  • Technical Area One Secure Office Building (Prepared Sustainable Design Report using LEED rating categories and SNL requirements)
  • Building 725 Strategic Computing Facility (Sustainable Design Report using LEED guidelines)
  • Design/Build Office Buildings 729, 758, 969 and 971 (Prepared Sustainable Design Report using LEED rating categories and SNL requirements)
  • Sandia Underground Reactor Facility (Prepared sustainable design report using LEED guidelines for this high-security facility)
• Sandia National Laboratories, Distributed Information Systems Laboratory (DISL) - Livermore, California
  • Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing design for the new research facility using LEED guidelines.
• Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools - New Mexico
  • Ramah High School - Ramah, New Mexico (Prepared preliminary LEED evaluation)
  • Tse' Yi Gai High School - Pueblo Pintado, New Mexico (Prepared Sustainable Design Study using LEED Criteria)
• Public Service Company of New Mexico, New 32,000 SF Data Center - Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Provided MEP design and commissioning (Received Green Building Council LEED Silver Certification)
• Jefferson Green Office Building - Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Provided MEP design (Received Green Building Council Gold-CS Certification)
• Indian Health Service, Lawton Indian Hospital Renovations and Addition - Lawton, Oklahoma
  • Provided MEP design (Currently Preparing Paperwork for LEED Certification)
• Advent Solar, New Panel Manufacturing Facility - Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Provided MEP design (Pursuing LEED Core and Shell Certification)