Belz Architecture + Construction Getting Ready For the Future of Building, Design & Development: Six Staff Members Receive LEED AP Certification
Friday, September 25, 2009
Belz Architecture + Construction has been getting ready for the future of building design and development. Richard Stahl, Brenden Lawton, Stan Ferguson, Jay Vaughn, Tim Garrett and Jack Bearden have been accredited as LEED professionals. LEED Accredited Professionals (LEED APs) have demonstrated a thorough understanding of green building practices and principles and the LEED Rating System. LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification system, providing third-party verification that a building or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts. Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED provides building owners and operators a concise framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions. LEED enables project teams to deliver certified performance for their buildings. Third-party certification through the independent Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI.org) assures that LEED buildings are constructed and operated as intended. GBCI includes a network of ISO-compliant international certifying bodies, ensuring the consistency, capacity and integrity of the LEED certification process. With Belz being a member of the USGBC and having multiple LEED Accredited Professionals on staff, it will allow us to be on the forefront of LEED Design & Construction in the Mid-South Area and to extend and apply these services and skill sets to our existing and future client/tenant base.