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For centuries we have built buildings that honor and work with Connecticut’s environment. Just look at many of the beautiful colonial houses that dot our landscape. Many are orientated south, aggressively utilize day lighting, have large center fire place chimneys, have giant maple or oaks that shade them in the summer, they all had operable windows to let fresh air in and they were most made with local materials.

In several ways, many of the proven techniques of our forefathers are at the forefront of green buildings today in Connecticut. What we’ve done is simply to build upon these time honored methods adding 21st century wisdom, design knowledge and improved technology to create beautiful spaces that also honor Connecticut’s climate.

While there are currently very few buildings in Connecticut that have earned a LEED™ certification or have been built with a holistic green approach, many buildings in Connecticut are beginning to exhibit green traits. This is due to increased consumer knowledge and demand as well as the fact that green buildings are healthy spaces that are also less expensive to maintain. Things like orientating your building south, using day lighting and aggressive energy efficiency throughout, creating a super building shell, and even grass roofs are being incorporated into Connecticut buildings. Back to top

In April, the Mark Twain Museum Center became the first Connecticut LEED™ rated building. Here is a copy of the Mark Twain Museum Center’s LEED™ score card showing the green features incorporated into the museum.

LEED Registered Buildings in Connecticut