LEED Successes | 3R Demolition

LEED

What is LEED? LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is an internationally certified mark of excellence for green construction. It aims to recognize those companies who pursue sustainable and environmentally friendly standards of practice. The "greener" your building, the more sustainable it becomes which can lead to benefits down the road e.g energy saving, tax incentives and resale value. It's split into four categories - certified, silver, gold and platinum.

How does LEED work in demolition and deconstruction? When a house or commercial building is to be built, everything from the take down and removal of the previous building to the construction of the new building is taken into account when certifying a LEED project. What 3R tries to achieve is to keep the project's waste out of the landfill and recycle the waste instead. The more we can keep out of the landfill, the higher recycling / re-use; will provide the overall project the ability to achieve one of the four categories of LEED certification.

What can we keep out of the landfill?
-clean wood
-concrete
-non asbestos drywall (gypsum)
-metals
-asphalt
-trees and foliage
-nostalgic and vintage salvage

You can read more about LEED here - www.cagbc.org

""I would like to thank you and your team at 3R Demo for completing the MSA Demolition Project with such professional""

- Irene, Fraser Health Authority

""I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and the staff of 3R Demolition for your efforts and cooperation in helping PCL with the successful completion of the Ministry of Children and Family Development Project. The space was the envy of Ministry staff working in other offices. We can in under budget and on schedule.""

- Terry Moore, PCL Constructors

""On this challenging project, you were always willing to resolve issues in an expeditious and reasonable manner. Your company's dedication and the efforts by your employees certainly helped in our ability to remit to our client, a quality building of which we can all be proud""

- Luc Ronse, BIRD Construction Company

""Your crews were easy to work with and it was apparent that safety was of the greatest importance, from start to finish I think its true to say that the job was accomplished in a business like way with a minimum of fuss""