Wisconsin Public Service Corporation’s (WPS) new service center in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold certification by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), the nation’s foremost authority on the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. The facility, which is WPS’ first green service center, earned 47 points under LEED-New Construction v2.2 to receive the Gold designation.
The Rhinelander service center, which opened in August of 2009, was designed by Hoffman LLC, an Appleton-based planning, architectural, and construction management firm experienced in sustainable design and project delivery.
The green service center was delivered at less cost than the conventional budget that had been developed for the project. “WPS’ LEED Gold certification validates that sustainable design and construction can be done at or below conventional costs,” stated Mark Hanson, Hoffman’s Director of Sustainable Services. “It’s the right thing to do, and there is no reason not to design and build green.”
WPS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group, Inc. and based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, is an electric and natural gas utility that has served homes and businesses in northeastern and central Wisconsin and Upper Michigan for more than a century. With the development of their latest service center, which consolidates functions previously performed in multiple buildings at two different sites, WPS was adamant that the center be environmentally friendly."
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