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Green Business Certification Inc. names Kirksey Architecture LEED Proven Provider

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Green Business Certification Inc. names Kirksey Architecture LEED Proven Provider

Kirksey is the first Houston-based firm with designation and role as high-quality LEED administrator


By Kirksey | July 1, 2016

Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) has designated Kirksey a LEED® Proven Provider™ for the LEED v2009 New Construction and Core and Shell rating systems. This designation, the first for a Houston-based architecture firm, was developed to streamline the LEED project review process for experienced organizations that demonstrate consistent excellence in administering LEED projects.

“Quality is at the core of the LEED certification process, and Kirksey has exhibited expertise in helping to bring healthy, high-performing buildings to the market,” said Doug Gatlin, vice president of program delivery, USGBC and GBCI.

LEED Proven Provider is designed to encourage and reward high-quality LEED project submissions to minimize the need for additional work during the project review process.

Organizations that demonstrate and maintain high-quality project submissions through LEED Proven Provider receive significant benefits, such as greater access to a LEED reviewer and recognition from USGBC for their sustained track record of high-quality project submissions. 

Kirksey EcoServices, an in-house team of building performance analysts who are focused on green building solutions, was founded in 2002 with the purpose of designing creative spaces that are inspiring, healthy, efficient, less expensive to maintain, and ultimately serve as good stewards to our environment with a commitment to sustainability. With 89 LEED certified projects spanning 6 LEED rating systems in their portfolio, Kirksey has consulted on more than 29 million square feet of LEED certified projects. Kirksey has designed several “firsts” in the state of Texas, as well as the surrounding Houston area:

  • 1st in Texas
    • LEED Existing Building Certified
    • LEED Existing Building Gold
  • 1st in Houston
    • LEED Certified Building
    • LEED Core & Shell
    • LEED Commercial Interior
  • 1st in Gulf Coast Region:
    • LEED Existing Building Platinum

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