Syska Group LEEDs the way.Thirty-two engineers at Syska Hennessy Group, a national leader in sustainable design, have received their LEEDa accreditation to date in 2004, bringing the total number of LEEDa 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 at the firm to 53. LEEDa Accredited Professionals are certified See certification. under the U. S. Green Building Council's 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. (LEEDa) program. They are experienced building industry practitioners who have demonstrated their knowledge of integrated design The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. and their capacity to facilitate the LEEDa certification process on the LEEDa Professional Accreditation exam. The exam tests an individual's understanding of green building practices and principles, and familiarity with LEEDa requirements, resources, and processes. The accreditation program recognizes expertise in green building and LEEDa to help meet the growing demand from the public and private sectors for green buildings. "We have made a corporate commitment to being the industry leader in sustainable design practices," commented Rob Bolin, Syska Hennessy's vice president for sustainable design. "A key component of that effort is to expand the expertise of our engineers by having them fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. the LEEDa accreditation process." Syska Hennessy has taken a leadership role as an active member of the U.S. Green Building Council and an EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. Energy Star Ally. The firm has considerable experience with sustainable design practices, having completed some of the "greenest" facilities in the U.S. Recent projects include design of all building systems for the new headquarters for the National Resources Defense Council in Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , CA, which was awarded the highest level of LEEDa Certification possible--LEEDa v2 Platinum. Syska Hennessy also designed and documented the Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Building 151 Renovation project, a LEED-CI (Commercial Interiors) silver-rated pilot project. "Delivering superior sustainability requires a fundamentally better design," commented Mr. Bolin. "The level of expertise we can bring to each project enables our clients and design partners to benefit from our firm's platform of expertise in sustainable design," Mr. Bolin commented. "We will continue to foster an environment where sustainability, high performance and integrated design is stressed on all projects," he added, "with more of our professionals attaining LEEDa accreditation in the coming months." |
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