Anne Scherschligt Haber talks about the process of designing and constructing a LEED Gold building at Plain Green Conference 2008.

3. Mary Jo Wegner and her Dog

4. Cherapa Place is a 6-story commercial
office complex built on the East Bank of
the Big Sioux River in Downtown Sioux
Falls. Built on the site of the old Zip Feed
Mill, Cherapa Place is proud to be the
catalyst for future riverfront
development in Sioux Falls.

5. What does “Cherapa” mean?

6. who’s involved
• Developer
– Jeff Scherschligt
• Owner/Tenants
– Howalt-McDowell Insurance
– RAS
– CorTrust Bank
– Sanford Health Plan
• Architect
– Koch Hazard Architects
• Engineer
– TSP
• General Contractor
– Sioux Falls Construction
Company
• TI & Site Contractor
– Henry Carlson Construction
Company

7. Because of the negative impact buildings in
the US have on the environments, we
decided to build green.
12% 30% 65% 70%
Water Use Greenhouse Waste Electricity
Gas Emissions Output Consumption

8. United States Green
Building Council
Mission: To transform the way
buildings and communities are
designed, built and operated,
enabling an environmentally and
socially responsible, healthy, and
prosperous environment that
improves the quality of life.

9. United States Green
Building Council
Mission: To transform the way
buildings and communities are
designed, built and operated,
enabling an environmentally and
socially responsible, healthy, and
prosperous environment that
improves the quality of life.

10. Average
Savings of
Green
Buildings WASTE
COST
WATER SAVINGS
USE 50-90%
CARBON SAVINGS
SAVINGS 30-50%
35%
ENERGY
SAVINGS
30%
Source:
Capital E

11. What is the
LEED System?
LEADERSHIP in
ENERGY and
ENVIRONMENTAL
DESIGN
A leading-edge
system for
certifying
DESIGN,
CONSTRUCTION,
& OPERATIONS
of the greenest
buildings in the
world

12. What is the Scores are tallied for
LEED System? different aspects of
efficiency and design
in appropriate
categories.
LEADERSHIP in
ENERGY and For instance, LEED
ENVIRONMENTAL assesses in detail:
DESIGN
1. Site Planning
2. Water Management
A leading-edge 3. Energy Management
system for 4. Material Use
certifying 5. Indoor
DESIGN, Environmental
CONSTRUCTION, Air Quality
& OPERATIONS 6. Innovation &
of the greenest Design Process
buildings in the
world

13. What is the Scores are tallied for
LEED System? different aspects of
efficiency and design
in appropriate
categories.
LEADERSHIP in
ENERGY and For instance, LEED
ENVIRONMENTAL assesses in detail:
DESIGN
1. Site Planning
2. Water Management
A leading-edge 3. Energy Management
system for 4. Material Use
certifying 5. Indoor
DESIGN, Environmental
CONSTRUCTION, Air Quality
& OPERATIONS 6. Innovation &
of the greenest Design Process
buildings in the
world

15. The Site

16. This could be our playground

17. The Future… Cherapa Place
with the Event Center

18. Developed, Owned, Designed,
Built and Occupied Locally.
Recognized Internationally