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TLC Engineering for
Architecture provided sustainable
design services for first LEED®-certified
building in Florida and remains a
pacesetter through continuing education
and vigorous participation in the
U.S. Green Building Council.
Spearheaded by Green Guides, Sustainabilty
for Architecture, our "green
team" of 75 LEED-accredited mechanical,
electrical, plumbing and structural
engineers and 14 ACG-certified commissioning
authorities have a thorough
understanding of sustainable strategies,
practices, and resources and are highly
familiar with the USGBC LEED Green
Building Rating System.
Our
portfolio includes 15 USGBC LEED certified
buildings and more than 100 LEED registered
buildings, totaling more than 20.5
million square feet of sustainable
space. In fact, we have provided LEED
design, consulting and/or commissioning
services for about one-third of all
of LEED certified buildings in Florida.
Sustainable design projects that are
in construction or on the boards include
university buildings, courthouses,
hospitals, medical office buildings,
libraries and the master-planning
of a 450-acre urban town center.
Specialized green design services
include LEED consulting, energy modeling,
and commissioning.
Not
only do we provide sustainable design
and consulting services, we have
become a greener organization in
practice. Our nine offices are carbon
neutral following the purchase of
renewable energy credits to offset
the energy used for power, lighting,
heating and cooling. The credits
go to a portfolio of small landfill
gas-to-energy projects throughout
the U.S that are certified by "Green-e",
the nation's leading independent
renewable energy certification and
verification program. We use these
projects because the methane they
destroy for fuel has 21 times the
global warming potential than carbon
dioxide. We also purchase renewable
energy credits for all travel associated
with green projects. In addition,
our 400 employees do their part
by turning off lights in work spaces
and conference rooms when they aren't
in use and shutting down computers
and other electronic equipment at
night and on weekends. Water-conservation
and recycling measures are also
in place.
"This
endeavor illustrates TLC's firm
belief that we are all stewards
of the environment. As a firm, we
are passionate about sustainability,
not just in green building design
but in the way we live our lives,"
said Chief Executive Office Debra
Lupton, AIA.
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For more information about the USGBC or selected chapters, click on the links below.
USGBC
http://www.usgbc.org/
Kim Shinn, PE, LEED-AP, CxA,
TLC Director of Sustainable Design
Member, U.S.Green Building Council
Board of Directors, representing
Southeast Region
Member/working group chairman
of USGBC LEED Application Guide
for Healthcare Steering Committee
Co-Chair,
Energy and Atmosphere Technical
Advisory Group for Campus Combined
Heat and Power task force and
Member, Greenbuild 2005 Program
Committee
Central Florida Chapter USGBC
http://www.usgbc.org/chapters/centralflorida/
North Florida
Chapter USGBC
http://www.usgbcnf.org/usgbcnf/Welcome.html
Jacksonville Division Director
Mark Gelfo, PE, LEED-AP, is immediate
past president and education committee
chair for the chapter.
South Florida Chapter USGBC
http://www.usgbc.org/chapters/southflorida/
Middle Tennessee Chapter USGBC
http://www.usgbc.org/chapters/middletennessee/
Gulf Coast
Chapter USGBC
http://fgcc.roundtablelive.org/
Florida Capital Region Chapter
USGBC
http://chapters.usgbc.org/floridacapital/
Doug Law, PE, LEED AP, mechanical
project engineer in TLC's Tallahassee
office, is on the chapter's board
of directors and serves as programs
committee co-chhair.
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