HOK honored by USGBC.HOK, Toronto, has been honored by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC USGBC United States Green Building Council ) for its commitment to sustainable design. The architectural firm was awarded the Organizational Excellence award The Air Force Organizational Excellence Award is a decoration of the United States Air Force and is the lowest ranking unit award. The decoration was first created in 1969 and is awarded to Air Force internal organizations that are entities within larger organizations. in the 2006 USGBC Leadership Awards program, which was presented at the Greenbuild International Conference held recently in Denver. The firm has been involved with the USGBC and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, provides a suite of standards for environmentally sustainable construction. (LEED) certification program since the early 1990s. HOK has more than 430 LEED accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. professionals located in North America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. HOK has designed 11 LEED-certified projects and 40 others pursuing certification. Additionally, the firm has adopted a policy to apply LEED principles to every project. "We are honored by this award, but more than that, we're challenged to do what we can to continue advancing sustainability toward mainstream awareness and acceptance," says Bill Valentine, HOK's chairman. The USGBC also recognized the following organizations and individuals in four other categories: * Community: Robert Fox Jr., principal, Cook + Fox * Education: Greg E. Franta, FAIA, of the Rocky Mountain Institute The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) is an organization in the United States dedicated to research, publication, consulting, and lecturing in the general field of sustainability, with a special focus on profitable innovations for energy and resource efficiency. , the Alliance for a Sustainable Colorado * Advocacy: Maria Atkinson, global head of sustainability at Lend Lease * LEED: Gary Saulson, director of corporate real estate at PNC Financial Services PNC Financial Services (NYSE: PNC) is a U.S.-based financial services corporation, with assets of $92.0 billion. PNC operations include a regional banking franchise operating primarily in eight states and the District of Columbia, specialized financial businesses serving , Liberty Property Trust More information about HOK is available at www. hoksustainabledesign.com. |
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