Florida’s Surge in Sustainable Development Inspires Green Building Services’ Expansion

“We’re excited to see the escalating trend toward environmentally responsible design and construction,” says Wendy Landry, GBS associate principal. “With Robert’s arrival, our southeast office has been strengthened to help architects, developers and building owners in Florida and neighboring states create better buildings. Robert’s extensive experience in building commissioning allows us to offer the breadth of services in this region that GBS clients have come to expect nationwide.”

Verifying that buildings actually perform at the anticipated level is critical, and makes building commissioning so important. GBS hired Ramage to provide this service to Southeast region clients from a local base. A Senior Technical Consultant, Ramage brings 25 years' experience in engineering design, construction administration, and building commissioning.

GBS identified Florida as an emerging green building market and established its Orlando office last year partly in response to the State of Florida’s new sustainable building initiatives. With its depth and breadth of capabilities, GBS is strategically positioned to be a vital contributor to Florida’s public and private development community.

GBS is one of the most comprehensive sustainability consulting firms in the nation with a focus on the built environment. The firm has helped set new sustainable building standards and facilitated certification of more than 100 LEED projects. Currently, GBS is helping create the new Reference Guides for LEED 2009.

In-depth involvement with the LEED standard is only one of the ways GBS distinguishes itself. Expanding on its technical services capabilities, the group offers specialized experience in: carbon footprinting, energy and daylight modeling; computational fluid dynamics, green specifications and products research; life-cycle cost analysis; and building commissioning.