Feb 26 2010
Representatives from Pinnacle Services announced today they have
attained LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold
certification by the U.S. Green Building Council for their headquarters
located at 724 Central Avenue NE in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pinnacle
Services moved into the location in November of 2008.
“The age of the structure,
combined with its incredible historic legacy, made it one of the more
complex sites to pursue LEED certification.”
“As a social services organization, I felt it was doubly important to
implement as many healthy, sustainable practices as we could.” said
Nicolas Thomley, CEO of Pinnacle Services. “The age of the structure,
combined with its incredible historic legacy, made it one of the more
complex sites to pursue LEED certification.” Thomley added that LEED
certification was one of the major considerations during the initial
design and planning of the building’s renovation. Thomley also served as
the General Contractor on the project.
Renovations began on the new Pinnacle Services headquarters in January of
2008. Over 95% of the building’s structure and more than 55% of its
non-structural interiors were reused in the new design. Of the new
materials used, more than a quarter were regional products including the
floors that are reclaimed wood flooring from Duluth buildings of the
same era. Other environmentally friendly building components include
daylight and motion sensors to reduce electricity costs, low-emitting
adhesives, sealants, paints, wood and agrifibers to improve air quality
and water fixtures that use 36% less water than standard fixtures. In
addition, over 76% of the construction waste was diverted from
landfills. The building’s natural gas and electricity costs have been
reduced nearly 20%.
The turn-of-the-century building has housed several Minnesota companies
including the AC Black Stove Company and the Minnesota Casket Company.
It is the one of the oldest buildings to attain LEED certification in
Minnesota and only the thirtieth to achieve the LEED Gold rating. LEED
is an internationally recognized certification that measures the
performance of a building or community against metrics such as energy
savings, water efficiency, emissions reduction, and indoor air quality,
among others.
SOURCE Pinnacle Services