Building Description The 11-story Banner Bank Building is a $20 million, 190,000 sf Art Deco style office building in downtown Boise. It is the 16th building in the United States to achieve a Platinum rating and the first in Idaho! It features digital lighting control, offices with individual thermostats, a process for recapturing rain water for use in the building's lavatories, an underfloor air distribution system and an electrical system that allows people to keep working during a power failure. These and numerous other sustainable features are expected to reduce the building's operating expenses by approximately 40%. Read the July 12, 2006 Idaho Statesman article about the building (pdf file).

LEED Credits Achieved

Sustainable Sites

• Erosion & Sedimentation Control
• Alternative Transporation: Public Transportation Access
• Alternative Transportation: Bicycle Friendly
• Light Pollution Reduction

Water Efficiency

• Water Efficient Landscaping
• Innovative Wastewater Technologies: Rainwater and Graywater Recycling
• Water Use Reduction

Energy & Atmosphere

• Fundamental Building Systems Commissioning
• Minimum Energy Performance: Compliance with ASHRAE 62-1999
• CFC Reduction in HVAC&R Equipment
• Optimize Energy Performance: Underfloor Air Distribution
• Renewable Energy: Geothermal Heat
• Additional Commissioning

Materials & Resources

• Storage & Collection of Recyclables
• Construction Waste Management
• Recycled Content
• Local/Regional Materials

Indoor Environmental Quality

• Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance
• Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control
• Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
• Increase Ventilation Effectiveness
• Low Emitting Materials: Adhesives & Sealants
• Low Emitting Materials: Paints
• Low Emitting Materials: Carpets
• Controllability of Systems
• Daylighting

Innovation & Design Process

• Biodiesel Fuel
• Green Education Program
• LEED Accredited Professional