EMCOR takes the LEED.

EMCOR Group, Inc. has launched an initiative that will further expand its role and expertise in the area of environmental stewardship.

EMCOR is in the process of implementing a company-wide program to obtain green building accreditation for key personnel under the guidelines of the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED[R]) professional accreditation program.

"EMCOR's commitment to 'green' construction is unsurpassed in the industry; our decision to initiate the LEED Accreditation process across the Company is a formalization and standardization of the client services we've offered for some time now--the building, powering and servicing of sustainable and environmentally responsible facilities," said Frank T. MacInnis, Chairman and CEO of EMCOR Group, Inc

"Given that roughly 75 percent of the type of work EMCOR does on a daily basis addresses LEED, there is no company better positioned to have a seat at the table and communicate the importance of high performance and sustainable facilities--'green' buildings--than EMCOR. Our clients, both in the U.S. and abroad have increasingly turned to us for 'green' expertise. In fact, through our U.K. subsidiary, we were deeply involved in this type of work long before it became prominent in the U.S."