 Green Building Florida is a green building consulting company that practically does everything when it comes to green building services. They provide project management services for projects that qualify for the United States Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification program. They are also qualified to verify LEED homes and they consult on every aspect of a green building project; from the design phase to construction and the operations and management of a green building. They are also qualified to verify homes for the Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC). Green Building Florida offers presentations and other speaking engagements, like lectures, workshops and seminars. Their mission is to provide effective, personal consultation and education to assist clients in building LEED certifiable homes.
As you may have guessed, Green Building Florida is based in Hollywood, Florida. They work throughout the entire State of Florida, as well as in the Caribbean. They focus on the triple bottom line of green buildings: people, profit and the planet. When embarking on any project, Green Building Florida takes a whole system approach. They take practically everything into consideration, like resource consumption, project life-cycle, waste management, quality of life, indoor environmental quality and disaster preparedness (an important factor when you consider hurricanes and other extreme weather common to the region).
Green Building Florida is LEED certified for New Construction, Major Renovation of Commercial and School projects and Residential projects. They have a passionate team that is dedicated to designing and building economically viable, sustainable performance buildings. For Green Building Florida, it makes sense to build green, sustainable structures. Indeed, the cost of not building green is far greater than the small cost of building green, even if the initial costs may be a bit more. The interesting thing about building green is that is costs only about 2% more in initial costs, but over the course of the buildings life, it usually reduces maintenance and operating costs by half, and in many cases, substantially more!
The people at Green Building Florida understand this concept and they aim to reach out to their community to help people build and renovate using sustainable, green practices and materials. Gary Shlifer heads Green Building Florida. Shlifer is an expert in the green building field and he believes in the art of sustainability. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and a Masters of Science degree in Psychology. These degrees in combination with his experience in the field enable him to effectively convey the importance of sustainable building. With his team at Green Building Florida, EnviroCitizen.org believes that Shlifer is making a huge difference in the region by building green. |
