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The Australian government is working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work, has created the WERS energy rating scheme. LEED is one of the tools used to develop design guidelines, policy positions and industry standards for the promotion of sustainable designs for commercial buildings.
Because they provide natural lighting, VELUX® skylights are by nature a good element for a sustainable design and can be a great source of LEED credit in any commercial design, specifically in the following categories:
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Energy and Atmosphere - Optimizing energy performance
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Materials and Resources - Environmentally friendly products manufactured
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Indoor Environmental Quality - Controllability of systems (electrical skylights and blinds)
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Indoor Environmental Quality - Daylight and Views (75% of daylight space requirement and outdoor view from 90% of the space)
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