Perkins + Will pass 150 LEED-Certified Structure Milestone

October 1,2012

The design firm of Perkins + Will recently announced that it has surpassed this milestone, having received LEED certification on its 155th project — 20 of which have come in at the Platinum level.

”Perkins+Will continues to inspire the building industry with their projects, demonstrating that the highest efficiency is possible,” said Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO and Founding Chairman of US Green Building Council, in a statement.. “We applaud them on certifying their 150th LEED project.”

Perkins+Will President and CEO Phil Harrison had this to say: ”Perkins+Will takes sustainable design very seriously. It’s at the heart of everything we do, and LEED certification is just one marker of our commitment."

In keeping with the concept of a greener building also being a healthier building — an especially important consideration in the medical field — the design team also avoided building products containing substances thought to be detrimental to human health by making use of Perkins+Will’s Precautionary List, a free online tool developed by the firm to aggregate current research on building materials and their effects on human health.

-Courtesy of EarthTechling