by Rebecca Walker — July 16, 2010—Reno Contracting announced LEED certification of a job site construction trailer, saying it is the first and only structure of its kind to achieve such a rating. The trailer serves as the operations offices for the Reno on-site team, currently on a job site in Anaheim, California.
The trailer has achieved certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED for New Construction Version 2.2. LEED certification can be earned by a building that demonstrates it consumes less power and water, provides a healthier indoor environment, and produces less waste by lower consumption and recycling.
The frame and exterior walls of the Reno trailer were salvaged from an old trailer and reused as part of the new one, and many of the building products used in the trailer contain recycled or reclaimed materials.
Other considerations were given to indoor air quality, natural lighting and energy consumption. Adhesives used in the new casework and the paint applied to the trailer’s accent walls have extremely low levels of volatile organic compounds, says the company. Through the use of large storefront style windows and a reflective interior light shelf, trailer occupants will have high levels of direct and indirect natural light.
The HVAC and lighting systems have been designed to minimize the amount of energy that the trailer uses. This includes utilizing fluorescent lighting and lighting control sensors throughout the trailer, as well as windows that feature an operable function, which allows for outside air to easily circulate throughout the trailer, minimizing the need for the use of the mechanical air conditioning unit.
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