Natural
Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA)
HAWAII GATEWAY ENERGY CENTER
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 2005 LEED-NC® PLATINUM CERTIFICATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
The Hawaii Gateway Energy Center (HGEC) is an excellent example of sustainable
"green
building" architecture. Winner of the 2006 Northwest & Pacific Region of the AIA Citation
Award
and
the 2005 Honolulu
AIA Award
of Excellence for Sustainable Design. The HGEC
Project also
achieved the 2005 United States Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED-NC®
Platinum Certification, one of only 81
projects
worldwide and the only project in Hawaii to achieve such status. The Hawaii Gateway Energy Center was also named as one of the Top Ten
Green
Projects for 2007 by the AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE).