The Department of General Services is pleased to announce that the Sheriff’s Office Downtown Complex was awarded LEED® Silver in 2019. LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is the most widely used green building rating system in the world and an international symbol of excellence. Through design, construction and operations practices that improve environmental and human health, LEED-certified buildings are helping to make the world more sustainable. Learn more by visiting the facility’s LEED® Scorecard.
Building Features
The 416,000 square foot campus in downtown Nashville is the first of its kind to achieve LEED® Silver certification in the state of Tennessee. The campus includes 436 detention cells on five levels, 60 behavioral health beds, a medical unit, kitchen and laundry facilities, intake and processing facilities, administrative space and visitation, and staff parking. This state-of-the-art facility achieved LEED® certification by implementing practical and measurable strategies and solutions toward sustainability in several areas, including site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality. More than 84 percent of the construction and demolition debris was diverted from landfills, with 33 percent of the materials containing recycled content and 50 percent of the materials procured regionally. The facility was designed to reduce water consumption by 45 percent and energy use by 21.6 percent, with a portion of the electricity demand generated onsite with rooftop solar panels.
Certification is proof that the Sheriff’s Office Downtown Campus is being constructed and operated to the highest level of sustainability. This is the 22nd LEED® certified facility constructed by the Department of General Services.