Menomonie's first LEED certified commerical building "GOLD LEVEL"
Cedar Falls Building Systems proving they are going "GREEN"
NEWS RELEASE April 30, 2009
Fairmount Minerals office building, just outside of Menomonie on Hwy 29, received their LEED Gold Certification as of April 30, 2009
http://www.usgbc.org/LEED/Project/CertifiedProjectList.aspx You can go to this link and type in Menomonie, WI to view our certification. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. The LEED rating system was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council in 1998
This is a great achievment as this will make Menomonie’s first LEED certified new construction building. This is history in the making for sustainable construction in Dunn County and for Cedar Falls Building Systems. www.cfbsi.com
Construction of the office building started in September of 2007 while the mining project for Fairmount Minerals was just getting underway. Christian Peterson, project manager for Cedar Falls Building Systems, worked alongside Fred Mueller from Fairmount Minerals and consultants from Madison Environmental Group to achieve this great achievement. LEED is not easy to achieve.
Cedar Falls Buildings Systems is a Design/Build General Contractor located in Menomonie, WI, just off exit 45. Sustainability is key in our steps forward as a General Contractor. Adapting to the energy saving requests from our customers, Cedar Falls Building Systems, Inc. is taking the steps needed to produce a building that has the highest energy efficiency possible. We are committed to showing our current and future customers different building products, building methods, and LEED/ZEB opportunities that are better for the environment and within their budget.
All of our projects may not be LEED certified but we strive to build in a LEED way.
For more information about making your next building LEED certified and Cedar Falls Building Systems, Inc, check out our website at www.cfbsi.com or contact Christian Peterson at 715-235-3541 or email at chrisp@cfbsi.com