Sustainable Design

Sustainable design in the preservation of our environment is no longer an option for many owners. KLG Jones provides a variety of services to support sustainable design practices in the construction industry and to help owners make informed decisions about investing in energy efficient facilities.

LEED™ Consulting

KLG Jones is currently providing services on over 30 LEED registered projects throughout the Southeast. Commissioning is a prerequisite for LEED certification and provides the quality assurance necessary to ensure that high performance buildings are being constructed and put into operation to fully meet the owner’s sustainability goals. In addition to fundamental building commissioning, KLG Jones provides services to help achieve the following LEED Credits:

• EA Credit 1 – Optimize Energy Performance
• EA Credit 3 – Enhanced Commissioning
• EA Credit 5 – Measurement and Verification

Energy Modeling and Life Cycle Cost Analysis

KLG Jones can provide full building energy simulation on a variety of software platforms for the simplest to the most complex building types. Energy simulation is invaluable in helping building owners make savvy business decisions when investing in energy conservation measures in either new or existing buildings. An energy simulation will provide an accurate analysis of the annual energy savings of a potential energy conservation measure before the investment is made. Life cycle cost analysis will then calculate the economic benefit and payback of the measure over the life of the building.

LEED™ certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a certification program of the U. S. Green Building Council for new or existing buildings.