LEED Professional Accreditation distinguishes building professionals with the knowledge and skills to successfully steward the integrated design and LEED certification process.
With its dramatic surge in LEED accredited professionals, SmithGroup has solidified its place among the leading sustainable design firms in the U.S.
According to David King, SmithGroup Chairman, “Sustainable design has always been central to our corporate culture and sense of professional responsibility. Now we have the credentials to match our commitment.”
Currently, 55 of the firm’s projects have either achieved LEED certification (including Platinum, Gold or Silver rating), are registered with the USGBC and in process with LEED certification, or were designed using LEED as a guide.
Spanning numerous market sectors – from university to research to office -- SmithGroup LEED projects’ total area is in excess of 15 million gross square feet.
SmithGroup’s experience in the green arena dates back two decades. A major milestone was achieved by the firm in 2000 when it completed the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s new headquarters in Annapolis, Maryland, which was quickly dubbed the “greenest office building in America.” The building, named the Philip Merrill Environmental Center, was the first to receive the USGBC’s top LEED rating of Platinum.
SmithGroup(www.smithgroup.com) ranks as the nation’s 7th largest architecture and engineering firm (Building Design & Construction, July 2006). The firm employs a staff of 800 throughout 10 U.S. offices, located in Ann Arbor, MI; Chicago, IL; Detroit, MI; Los Angeles, CA; Madison, WI; Minneapolis, MN; Phoenix, AZ; Raleigh-Durham, NC; San Francisco, CA; and Washington, D.C. SmithGroup is composed of client industry-focused practices serving the university, science & technology, workplace and healthcare markets. Established in 1853, SmithGroup is the longest continually operating architecture and engineering firm in the U.S.
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