From the SDN:
In just two weeks, the new Starkville Electric Department building will open for business.
Standing at two stories and with 9,000 square feet of space, the place responsible for keeping the lights on is the City of Starkville’s first LEED sustainable structure, a mark of the community’s growing interest in earth-friendly initiatives.
LEED, which means Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the city’s primary certification system which all buildings over 3,000 feet are required to meet since the 2009 approval of Starkville’s sustainability policy.
“I’m ready to move,” said SED general manager Ed Hattaway, who has been working along with LEED-certified architect Chris Cosper for over 10 years to finish the building.
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