Posts Tagged ‘LEED’
New Year, No Risk: Keeping Up With Green Building Requirements In 2019
Over the last 18 years, LEED© certifications for new green buildings have gone from an idea to a trend, and now to a requirement in some cities. As you move forward into a new year, focusing on green building initiatives becomes an increasingly important endeavor. The failure to meet these requirements can cost a small…
Read More3 Keys to being a LEED® – Friendly General Contractor
General contractors know that over the last 18 years, LEED certifications for new buildings have gone from an idea, to a trend, and now to a requirement in some cities. For the past decade cities all over the country have been adding more and more green building regulations. Cities like San Francisco, Boston, and Washington…
Read MoreSix Ways to Minimize Waste on Your Construction Site
As a construction professional, you know better than anyone that sustainable building practices are not just a passing trend. Over 30 cities, including Sacramento, Denver, and Atlanta require new buildings of a certain size to be built to LEED standards. As more and more cities adopt similar regulations for new construction, construction companies are going…
Read MoreLEED CERTIFICATIONS: Build it Clean. Build It Green.
With the advent of technology, no matter the industry, consumers are more informed today than they have ever been. Consumer awareness isn’t a trend, it’s the standard that any business should expect. The construction business is no exception. With the development of environmental building practices and standards in the form of LEED certifications, builders and…
Read More3 Construction Waste Management Best Practices
The rising popularity of green building practices is shining a spotlight on construction waste disposal in the U.S. While federal regulations are limited, states and local governments are increasingly setting new requirements for the proper management of C&D debris. According to the EPA, more than 530 million tons of C&D waste is generated across the…
Read MoreConstruction Waste Management Made Easy
To say construction job site managers are busy would be an understatement. Between planning, organizing, staffing, scheduling, billing and project oversight, there is little room left in the day for a coffee break, much less managing a successful construction waste management program. While waste and recycling on construction sites may be an afterthought to some,…
Read MoreLEED Certification Helps Dallas Go Green
Quest has helped two iconic Dallas buildings achieve LEED certification. Comerica Bank Tower, Dallas’s second tallest skyscraper, and Rosewood Court, a prestigious Uptown Dallas office building, achieved LEED Silver and Gold ratings, respectively. Comerica Bank Tower LEED Certification Quest helped Comerica Bank Tower, a Class AA office building located in the Central Business District of…
Read MoreWhy Choose LEED Certification?
Green building is a rapidly growing industry. In fact, green construction has grown at a rate outpacing traditional construction in recent years, according to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). While there are a variety of green building certification programs available to construction companies, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is the most widely…
Read MoreIntroducing Quest Construction Services
Efficiency is key in any successful construction operation. Project managers and on-site construction managers juggle a variety of trades, vendors and contractors on a daily basis – all while trying to stay on a tight schedule. Imagine the valuable time savings of scheduling multiple jobsite services with just one phone call. With the new construction…
Read MoreQuest Celebrates 65th LEED® Certification
No one gets more excited about energy efficiency and environmentally friendly building practices than the Quest Resource Management Group (Quest) LEED team. Dedicated to providing sustainability solutions for commercial property management companies, the team had cause for celebration this month as it completed Quest’s 65th LEED certification. Quest — a subsidiary of Quest Resource Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: QRHC) —…
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