Main Library Meets LEED Gold Standard
The new San Mateo Main Library has received the U.S. Green Building Council’s Gold LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards for environmentally sustainable design.
The San Mateo Main Library was designed and built as a green facility in response to strong sentiments from the San Mateo community that the new library be a green building. In addition to the many green features, the library introduced a public education program on sustainability and established a Going Green information center in the library to help the community learn more about the library’s green features as well as to promote sustainability measures that can practiced at home, work and in the community. This public education program was key in the library’s successful efforts to achieve the gold rating.
In addition to the gold LEED rating, the San Mateo Main Library has already won several other awards: “Savings by Design” recognition from Pacific Gas & Electric; Green Business certification from the City and County of San Mateo; Green Building Award 2007, Sustainable San Mateo County; Best Community Impact Award 2007, San Francisco Business Times; Green Building Award, Best of ’06, McGraw-Hill Construction; Civic Building Award, Best of ’06, McGraw-Hill Construction; and the Green Award 2008, San Mateo Area Chamber of Commerce.
The 93,000 square foot library was designed by EHDD architects (San Francisco). Funding for the $65 million project was secured from a $35 million bond passed overwhelmingly by 72% of San Mateo residents, $20 million from the State of California’s Proposition 14 funds to construct and renovate libraries, and $10 million was raised by the San Mateo Public Library Foundation. |
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