The Westhampton Free Library, located in Westhampton Beach, has been awarded LEED Gold certification. The 2-story, 14,250 sq. ft. building faithfully replicates the original 100-year old historic library while providing twice the square footage and adding an outdoor reading garden.
The Library received 47 documented and approved points using LEED version 2.2.
The LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System™ is a feature-oriented rating system that awards buildings points for satisfying specified greenbuilding criteria. The six major environmental categories of review include: Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy and Atmosphere, Materials and Resources, Indoor Environmental. Quality and Innovation and Design. Certified, Silver, Gold, and Platinum levels of LEED green building certification are awarded based on the total number of points earned within each LEED category.
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