LEED Certified

Ancient Kauri LEED* Information

How Ancient Kauri can help with your LEED project:

  • Meets all standards for environmentally responsible construction.

  • Full LEED credits apply – up to 3 points possible.

  • Reliable and immediate supply of materials available in US.

  • The most unique and rare wood in the world for all architectural and interior elements.

  • Includes one of the greatest natural history story's ever told.

  • Design Ancient Kauri into your projects.

  • Ask your supplier where their exotics come from.

Credit Allocation:

Ancient Kauri presents a number of excellent opportunities for LEED credits in New Construction or Major Renovations. It can be used as (but not limited to): material for beams and posts, flooring, paneling, doors and frames, cabinetry and furniture, and decorative items.

Ancient Kauri can provide up to three credits in the following classifications:

  • Credit 3.1: Materials Reuse, 5%

  • Credit 3.2: Materials Reuse, 10%

Using our Low-Emitting Coatings on the Ancient Kauri:

  • Credit 4.2: Low-Emitting Materials

Let Ancientwood provide you with an alternative to typically harvested exotics.

* LEED is a green building rating system (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) governed by the United States Green Building Council. The USGBC has developed 6 credit categories for LEED qualification: sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy &
atmosphere, materials & resources, indoor environmental quality, and, innovation & design process.