Green Building Features and LEED Gold Certifications
Stafford Associates one of the first Long Island firms to build green offices. The gold-rated building at 21 Bennetts Road features geothermal heating and cooling, preferred parking for hybrids, rainwater collection, dark sky lighting, a tighter more efficient building envelope and recycled building materials.
The building is a state of the art, LEED GOLD certified, green, sustainable structure incorporating cutting edge “green” materials designed to provide maximum energy efficiency.
Green Building Features and LEED Gold Certifications:
- Preferred parking for hybrid vehicles & those carpooling —
encourages use of these means of transportation which lowers greenhouse gas emissions - Rainwater collection for site irrigation —
lowers the building's demand for potable water - 20% + of site left as open space —
help maintain habitat for natural ecosystem - Cut off light fixtures —
maintains dark sky - Waterless urinals, dual flush toilets & low flow fixtures —
lowers building's demand for potable water - Implementation of Construction Waste Management Plan —
encourages the reuse & recycling of Construction waste & keeps useable material from the landfill - Use of SIPs (Structurally Insulated Panels) —
tighter more efficient building envelope, lowers energy demand and associated pollution
- Tighter building envelope and innovative building systems —
approximate 30% less energy use & carbon footprint than typical building construction - Recycled content in building materials —
reduces need for virgin materials & associated environmental costs - Local/regional content in building materials —
supports local economy while reducing impact
of transporting materials to the site - Low VOC materials —
healthier indoor air for building occupants - CO2 monitoring —
healthier indoor air for building occupants
Founded:
- 1981 By Dolores and Eugene Stafford
Principals:
- Dolores Stafford, President, CEO
- Ken Stafford, Chief Operating Officer
- Marlene Stafford, Business Manager
- Harry Hinteman, Director of Network Services
Awards and Recognitions:
- Top 68 Woman Owned Firms
- INC Top 5000 Fastest Growing Companies
