The Bank at Briargate Crossing in Colorado Springs is Colorado’s first Wells Fargo retail-bank store pre-certified for LEED Silver. The bank’s new stores are based on a flexible design model that can be configured to blend with local architectural motifs throughout the country.

Briargate Crossing’s light-harvesting system helps cut energy use by 20%. Insulation is manufactured from recycled cotton, primarily denim, and carpets and window treatments are made of 100% recycled materials. Low-VOC paints help improve air quality. Low-flow plumbing fixtures cut water use by 40%. Countertops for the six teller stations and the check-writing stand contain recycled glass.

绿色设施包括自行车架和低排放车辆的首选停车位。

“这家商店的建设是我们对环境的广泛承诺的一部分，”科罗拉多州南部地区总裁史蒂夫·赫伯（Steve Helbing）说。“我们很高兴科罗拉多斯普林斯被选为富国银行在科罗拉多州的第一个拥有新的LEED认证商店的社区。”

Two former Wachovia stores in Colorado Springs are being retrofitted for LEED certification under the LEED for Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance program. The Briargate store is due to be joined by two more LEED pre-certified stores in Denver and Boulder, with others scheduled to follow throughout the state.

5070平方-ft bank was built between June 1 and Oct. 5, 2009 at a cost of $1.2 million, according to Spencer Levin, project manager for general contractor GE Johnson Construction Co., Colorado Springs.

Denver’s Davis Partnership Architects designed the building.

莱文说：“亮点包括两个装饰的前塔，上面盖有金属屋顶，32个停车位，三个开车柜员车道，一条ATM巷，一个安全的预制混凝土库和1,000平方英尺的树冠和人行道。”

GE Johnson deployed continuous concrete and pad footings to anchor interior columns, structural-stud exterior walls and a brick-and-masonry skin incorporating CMU blocks. The heat-deflecting, white EPO-membrane roof is supported by wood joists accompanied by reinforcing structural-steel beams.

“Forest Service-certified woods were harvested from renewable forests, where for each tree harvested a sapling is planted,” Levin says. “Workers received training in indoor air-quality management, and we were able to recycle 96% of our construction waste.

“Landscaping includes native drought-resistant plants and a water-retention-leaching pond to filter out contaminants from surface runoff before they reach storm drains.”

Expansive glazing brightens the interior and ensures an ample supply of natural light for the automated daylighting system. Sophisticated automation also operates the electrical and mechanical systems at peak efficiency. Five different heating-and-cooling zones allow temperatures to be regulated locally.