LEED & Green Building Practices

Osman is committed to green building and has quickly become one of the leading retail construction firms in sustainable building practices. Our commitment to sustainable buildings starts at the top with our management owned company. This commitment sets a new standard LEED construction – in the advancement and knowledge of Green technology.

Osman has completed numerous LEED projects achieving Silver and Gold certifications. Our projects have achieved certification ranging from Certified, Silver and Gold.

A majority of Osman’s Project Managers are LEED AP

LEED was created to accomplish several objectives; among them are:

To define “Green building” by instituting a common criterion of measurement
To acknowledge environmental leadership in the building industry
To encourage green competition
To transform the building market
To promote integrated, whole-building design practices
To raise consumer awareness of green building benefits

The LEED rating system addresses six major areas:

Sustainable sites
Water efficiency
Energy and atmosphere
Materials and resources
Indoor environmental quality
Innovation and design process

It is clear that the main goals of LEED and Green Building practices are to protect and preserve our environment.

However, with careful analysis of the various methods used in constructing “Green”, they may also provide immediate and long-term economic benefits for developers, building owners and occupants.

The USGBC states that benefits of building Green include energy cost savings, increased employee productivity, decreased absenteeism and increased property value. Aurora is careful to present not only the costs associated with LEED but the potential benefits as well.