LEED Certified Projects

• Park Place Outreach
• Yellow Bluff Coastal Living Holiday House

LEED Registered Projects:

• ILA Pension and Welfare
• Richmond Hill City Center
• Mixed Used Downtown Facility
• Custom Residential Project at The Ford Plantation

LEED Accredited Professionals:

• Kevin Artz
• Josh Brooks
• Mark Fitzpatrick
• Carl Lewis
• Todd Mayo
• Tom Oliver
• Matthew Schivera
• Josh Simpson
• Clara Welsh
• Robert Welsh
• Matt West

A Project Manager's LEED Perspective

written by Josh Brooks

Why green, Why not?

Old habits are easy to break. We recently completed our 4th LEED Registered Project and our green practices are starting to become second nature. After deciding to implement recycling on all of our jobsites, we were pleasantly surprised with the cooperation of our subcontractors. Having clearly labeled trash cans onsite provides our craftsmen and vendors with an easy way to recycle metal, aluminum, plastic, and glass. The subcontractors will also separate drywall, wood, and concrete for recycling which accounts for the majority of waste on a jobsite.

The completion of the International Longshoreman's Association Pension and Welfare Facility serves as a great example of the benefits of following LEED requirements. The ILA facility is a 9,600 sq ft building which helps manage the funds associated with the unions of the ILA. This state of the art facility uses some common sense practices and takes advantage of many natural elements such as natural light through dormer windows, larger overhangs for shade, and the use of low-voc products.

Perhaps our greatest achievement through the LEED process has been our dedication to waste management and waste diversion. On the ILA project, we were able to divert approximately 75% of the waste away from a landfill. This percentage added up to almost 50 tons of waste which was recycled or reused. Since studying the cost of our waste management practices, we have discovered that we can implement many of these same practices on all our jobs at little or no cost to the owner. Through proper use of sustainable materials, insulating techniques, innovative products and many other methods which have become standard on our jobsites, we are able to achieve success on the project while being good stewards of the environment. Why green? Why not?