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Natural Intelligence Completes Modeling for LEED Certified Holiday InnNOTE: Below is an excerpt of an article that appeared on the Hotel Interactive website regarding the new Holiday Inn West Columbia. Columbia's First "Green" Hotel Opens Today, Earth Day Columbia’s first full-service, eco-friendly, hotel designed for LEED certification is opening today, Earth Day. The new Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites West Columbia-Airport will incorporate the 6 key areas of human and environmental health promoted by LEED certification: Sustainable Site, Water Efficiency, Energy & Atmosphere, Materials and Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality and Innovation in Design. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program, originally established in 1998 by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), provides a suite of standards for environmentally sustainable construction. LEED-certified buildings have reduced operating costs, support healthier and more productive occupants, and lessen the impact on natural resources. We have incorporated features that include a state of the art ventilation system to improve air quality, energy recovery technology to temper outside air, rain water harvesting, tankless hot water heaters, use of low emitting volatile organic compound (VOC) paint, adhesives, carpet, high efficiency fixtures and traction elevators designed for high energy efficiency.
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