Porter Industries wins U.S. Green Building Council LEED-EB Gold Designation and 3rd in the region, the first cleaning company and construction eighth nationally to receive the designation
Loveland, CO (PRWEB) September 27, 2006
Porter Industries, the leader in the area of ??commercial and residential cleaning, earned LEED-EB Gold 2.0 designation (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings) of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The designation for the company headquarters to 5202 Granite Street, is one of the top energy and environmental design certification from the USGBC. Porter Industries is the first for-profit, private companies in the eight Rocky Mountain States region, the cleaning company’s first and only building in the eighth nationally for the title.
“Our corporate mission is to provide a clean, safe, healthy environment, and LEED certification is another way to practice what we preach, and demonstrate our commitment to our clients, their environment and employees and our employees, “said Steve Hendrickson, Chairman and CEO of Porter.
designation recognizes LEED-EB building design Porter Industries and exploitation. The company has won 48 of 85 possible points during their certification process for 18 months. They excelled in getting credit for their “green cleaning”, an important component of the process of LEED-EB. Company owners Bob and Marilyn Stone were part of the design team for the seat of the company and also is part of the team that won the designation process. The company was assisted by the Institute of Colorado State University to the built environment. In the process, two members of staff Porter, Ken and Greg Sargent Jones became LEED accredited professionals, and are available for consultation with other companies interested in obtaining LEED certification.
energy efficient building has offices in scope, natural lighting, open windows and toilets handsfree. program green business organization includes green cleaning methods, as well as green procurement, recycling and pest management. The company joins such organizations as the California Environmental Protection Agency, the National Geographic Society, JohnsonDiversey and who also received LEED-EB.
LEED-EB is a road map for delivering economically profitable, environmentally friendly, healthy and productive live and work. The LEED for Existing Buildings addresses whole-building cleaning and maintenance including the use of chemicals, maintaining indoor air quality, energy efficiency, the effectiveness of water, recycling programs and facilities, exterior maintenance programs and modernization of energy systems to meet green building, water, IAQ and lighting performance standards. Earn LEED-EB has been shown to increase the value of assets, retention and tenant satisfaction, shareholder value, employee satisfaction and morale, stakeholder relations, the return on investment, net of operation by the lower operating costs and productivity.
About Porter
Industries
Porter Industries, founded in 1967, is the first commercial and residential cleaning serving northern Colorado and southern Wyoming. The company provides its customers with a comprehensive strategy to help achieve safe, healthy, high performance buildings. Porter Industries advises clients on best practices, cleaning strategies, procedures and guidelines supported by easy to understand training materials, environmental purchasing guidelines for selecting preferable cleaning chemicals, paper, pencils , tools and equipment; initiatives that encourage the participation of occupants to ensure program success; communications equipment to educate key audiences on environmental efforts, and a way to earn credits toward certification under LEED for Existing Buildings. With two LEED accredited professionals on staff, and a LEED-EB for his seat, Porter Industries offers expertise based on real world experience in green cleaning and operations. The company was recognized for its green approach to business at the Fort Collins area Chamber of Commerce, The Ashkin Group, the U.S. Green Building Council, the City of Loveland, Colorado CleanTech Initiative and others. For more information, call (970) 667-5239 ext. 205, e-mail, or visit http://www.porterindustries.com.
About the U.S. Green Building Council and LEED
The main purpose
U.S. Green Building Council is to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that improves quality of life. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a coalition of the nation’s foremost leaders from all sectors of the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. Our more than 6,000 member organizations work together to develop a variety of programs and services, and forge strategic alliances with key industry and research organizations and federal, state and local government agencies. Our collective strength is leading the transformation of the building industry and market sustainability. Council programs are Committee-Based, members, and targeted consultation.
About LEED-EB
LEED-EB is designed to complement the LEED Green Building Rating System, version 2.0 for new construction and major renovations. The LEED-EB rating system is part of a comprehensive suite of LEED assessment tools being developed by the USGBC to promote sustainable design, construction and operations practices in buildings across National. LEED-EB is applicable to existing buildings that are seeking LEED certification for the first time, as well as projects previously certified under LEED for New Construction. LEED-EB provides the opportunity for building owners and operators to meet their goals of sustainable operations and reduce the impacts of their buildings on the environment and occupant health over their life cycle. More information about the rating system is available via the links at the top of the page, or by contacting the U.S. Green Building Council by email or by phone at 202-828-7422
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