미국 ACC연합회 & 미국녹색건축위원회 전략적 제휴체결
2014.09.02 7018
미국 ACC(화학산업연합회)와 미국녹색건축위원회(US Green Building Council, USGBC)가 전략적 제휴관계를 맺어
건축의 지속가능발전에 화학산업이 적극 기여하고 LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, 녹색건물인증제도) 개선에 상호협력하기로 했다는 소식입니다. 하기공지사항 참고부탁드립니다.
(출처: ACC 연합회홈페이지 www.americanchemistry.com)
(참고)
- 미국녹색건축위원회: 전세계 그린 빌딩 구축의 표준을 제시하고 가장 큰 영향력을 발휘하는 국제대표건축비영리단체, 국내에서도유명한 LEED를 개발하고 보급한 바 있다.
- LEED: 미국녹색건축위원회에서 개발한 국제적으로 인정받는 녹색건물인증제도로써 세계각지의 기후대와
친환경의 7가지 주요 카테고리를 고려한 신축 및 기존 빌딩에 대한 등급 평가 시스템
U.S. Green Building Council and the American Chemistry Council to Work Together to Advance LEED
WASHINGTON (August 27, 2014) – The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the American Chemistry Council (ACC) today announced a new initiative designed to ensure the use of sustainable and environmentally protective products in buildings by applying technical and science-based approaches to the LEED green building program. This new initiative acknowledges USGBC’s success in leading the transformation of the built environment and sets up a pathway to take advantage of the materials science expertise of ACC and its members.
“USGBC and ACC share the goal of advancing sustainability in the built environment, and we will work together to take advantage of our collective strength and experience,” said Rick Fedrizzi, president, CEO and founding Chair, USGBC. “The looming impacts of climate change and the possibilities of improving human health and wellbeing favor collaboration and engagement as key strategies. The goal is forward progress.”
ACC President and CEO Cal Dooley noted, “Modern energy efficiency gains, building safety advances and carbon footprint reductions would not be possible without the products of chemistry. From windows to insulation; adhesives to flooring, chemistry provides solutions that enable the energy efficient and sustainable buildings that consumers expect in today’s world. By combining USGBC, a leader of the green building movement, with the scientific know-how of ACC, we can develop a path to stronger, science-based standards that achieve measurable progress in sustainability.”
LEED is regularly updated through a rigorous development process that includes public comments, technical review and balloting. USGBC and ACC will work within that framework to incorporate state-of-the-art safety, sustainability and life-cycle based approaches to LEED. LEED has facilitated advances in building technologies, integrated design and operating practices, as well as the tremendous growth of the green building sector, which supports or creates 7.9 million jobs across all 50 states and contributes $554 billion to the U.S. economy annually.
The American business of chemistry employs nearly 800,000 Americans and supports nearly 25 percent of the U.S. GDP. Chemistry-based plastic building and construction materials saved 467.2 trillion BTUs of energy over alternative construction materials—enough energy saved over the course of a year to meet the average annual energy needs of 4.6 million U.S. households. Energy savings made possible by innovations in chemistry in homes in the U.S. prevented nearly 283 million tons of CO2 emissions in 2010—equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions of 50 million passenger vehicles.
