LEED design charettes established the initial “green” strategy for the Forsyth YMCA, to assure team coordination from concept throughout final construction.

Grey water collected from showers and pool is treated and used for irrigation and toilets throughout the building, recycling over 415,000 gallons per year. Other water saving measures conserve another 130,000 gallons. Energy strategies such as high performance glazing save over 396,000 kilowatt hours of energy per year.

This project diverted over 68% of construction waste as recycled material, and over 18% of the building was constructed from recycled building materials such as structural steel, concrete, concrete masonry units, rubber flooring and carpet.