Somerset County High Performance Public Buildings Program

The Somerset County Program is a green building initiative developed by the Somerset County Business Partnership (SCBP) with technical support from the Center for Architecture and Building Science Research at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. The SCBP developed the Program to further the County’s Smart Growth agenda and to help reinforce the County’s leadership role on environmental issues within the State of New Jersey.

The Program sets forth a series of performance requirements that new public sector buildings within the County should achieve. These requirements are based on the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED™) program, specifically the LEED™ New Construction rating system.

The Buildings Program