COLUMBIA SKYLIGHTS & LEED™ GREEN BUILDING
Columbia Skylights Statement for LEED™ New Construction (NC) Version 3.0 Credit Documentation
- The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED™) Green Building Rating System® promotes the adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria.
- LEED™ is a third party certification program and an internationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.
- The LEEDs program provides building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings’ performance.
- It promotes a whole building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in six key areas of human and environmental health.
Construction projects are awarded points (LEED Credits) based on meeting the criteria within each of the following areas:
- Sustainable site development
- Water efficiency
- Energy efficiency
- Materials selection
- Indoor environmental quality
- Innovation and design
COLUMBIA SKYLIGHTS MAY QUALIFY YOUR PROJECT FOR LEED™ POINTS IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
LEED™ 3.0 STATEMENTHow Columbia Skylights may qualify
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS – THERMAL
OSF Venting Self Flashing Skylight
VSF Fixed Self Flashing Skylight
OCM Venting Curb Mount Skylight
VCM-IF Fixed Curb Mount Skylight – Inside Fastening
VCM-OF Fixed Curb Mount Skylight – Outside Fastening
- U-Factor: Indicates the rate of heat loss. The lower the U-Factor the greater a skylights resistance to heat flow.
- SHGC (Solar Heat Gain Coefficient): The fraction of incident solar radiation admitted through a window, expressed as a number between 0 and 1. The lower a skylight’s solar heat gain coefficient, the less solar heat it transmits.
- VT (Visible Transmittance): The amount of visible light transmitted. A high VT is desirable to maximize daylight.
LoE3 Clear results refer to Clear tempered/tempered and Clear tempered/laminated glass.
ENERGY STAR® CANADA 1 ZONE, VERSION 5(Established 2020)
ENERGY STAR® USA VERSION 7(Established October 23, 2023)
accounting for the wide range of climates found in America.
COLUMBIA OFFERS THE LARGEST SELECTION OF ENERGY STAR® OPTIONS IN NORTH AMERICA
- Columbia manufactures the widest range of ENERGY STAR® certified skylights in Canada and the United States. By choosing ENERGY STAR certified products you save on energy costs and protect the environment.
- Columbia Manufacturing Co. Ltd. has been honoured with ENERGY STAR Canada’s prestigious 2022 Special Recognition Award – after being awarded the Sustained Excellence award in 2021.
- We thank ENERGY STAR Canada for acknowledging Columbia’s decades of focus on sustainability and our continued commitment to producing Canadian made energy efficient skylights that adhere to the current ENERGY STAR certification.
- Columbia produces skylights that adhere to the current ENERGY STAR Version 5 in Canada and Version 7 in the United States.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS – NAFS – AIR, WATER, & STRUCTURE
RESIDENTIAL CURB MOUNT VINYL SKYLIGHTS
VCM
This high quality Canadian made Curb Mounted fixed skylight is the right choice for most applications where you want to brighten your living space.
OCM
Manually operated venting Curb Mount skylight. Enjoy the combined benefits of natural light and fresh air ventilation.
OCM E
Cool your home with Columbia’s electrically operated venting Curb Mount skylight. Enjoy the combined benefits of natural light and fresh air ventilation at the touch of a button.
RESIDENTIAL SELF FLASHING VINYL SKYLIGHTS
VSF
Brighten your home with the clarity of natural light. The Self Flashing fixed skylight is the choice of professionals and the do-it-yourselfer with built in white vinyl curb and flashing.
OSF
Self Flashing manually operated venting glass skylight provides the benefits of natural light and fresh air ventilation. Ideal for easy to reach areas such as bathrooms and bedrooms.
OSF E
Self Flashing electrically operated venting skylight provides benefits of natural light and fresh air ventilation. Choice of 3 motor and remote control options available, based on your requirements and budget.
DISCLAIMER: The Columbia Skylights LEED™ statement is a guide developed independent of the U.S. Green Building Council LEED™ Certification program and the Canada Green Building Council. It does not guarantee the allocation of points for projects. Specific design and variables are the responsibility of the project design team.