The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Green Building Rating System™ represents the U.S. Green Building Council’s effort to provide a national standard for what constitutes a “green building.” It is utilized as a design guideline and certification tool for architects and designers seeking to develop high-performance, sustainable buildings.

LEED Version 2.2 is an updated version of the rating system for New Construction, Major Renovations, and Water Efficiency. It is designed to guide and distinguish high-performance commercial and institutional projects.

The rating system defines the requirements, by category, to achieve each prerequisite and voluntary point. Projects earn one or more points toward certification by meeting or exceeding each credit’s technical requirements. Points compute to a final score that relates to one of four possible levels of certification.

FieldTurf’s synthetic turf systems for athletic fields are designed to meet stringent criteria required to potentially earn points under 1 out of the 10 categories of LEED-NC. Based on this criteria, FieldTurf’s products can assist architects and designers in obtaining up to 10 points toward LEED certification.

The installation of FieldTurf eliminates the use of harmful pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides, while at the same time removes thousands of tires from landfill sites. FieldTurf requires no mowing, fertilizing, reseeding or watering and promotes a healthy lifestyle.

In 2006, the City of Chino Hills, California selected 6 FieldTurf fields for its New Chino Hills Community Park Fields

“A few of us went on trips to view turf fields in Southern California,” said Peter Rogers, Mayor Pro-Tem, City of Chino Hills. “We went to college sites, a few parks, and some recreation sites. We knew by our research that FieldTurf was considered to be the premier turf on the market and we wanted the best turf available. As advertised, FieldTurf was the best. The surfaces look great, and from other sites we visited, FieldTurf held up under significant use. The athletes that use our field love it, the city staff loves it, it drains well, it is generally low maintenance, all while being environmentally sound. It’s a consistent surface day in and day out compared to natural turf after heavy usage”

This is just one example of the positive environmental contributions made by FieldTurf