The Green Building Resource Center was prompted by former Mayor Bill White to be available for the public to get a chance to see what green building is all about. We met Mr. Steve Stelzer and he gave us a tour of the property and discussed it origins. The facility has several vendors products available. As Mr. Stelzer noted the industry overall is on the downturn of the learing curve regarding LEED Certification and its products.
The scarcity creates an inststneous demand causing products prices to rise. Vendors' could capitalize on their products keeping them within 500 miles of major markets. Mr. Stelzer states once the mass production of all the majority of LEED products are made available the prices will lower just as we have seen with current LEED commodity. Initially paint with low emissions. Costs a premium now that the majority of paint manufacturers offer thie type of paint the prices are lower.
Mr. Stelzer was extremely passionate about the building describing its many features such as adding wheels on the tables, its solar panels, raised floor, and efficient HVAC system. 85% of the furniture in the location was donated and is being reused. In a quest to acheive LEED Gold status he was not awarded all the points he aimed to receive. Although this would not have taken him beyond Gold status he still nevertheless wanted the points as a matter of principal. Mr. Stelzer also discussed the cost of LEED Certification registration depends on who you are dealing with and that it can be negotiated.
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