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U.S. Green Building Council Names Florida’s First Private-Sector LEED Homes Provider

October 14, 2009

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (Oct. 14) – E3 Building Sciences has become the first private-sector LEED Homes Provider in Florida.

A LEED Homes Provider is responsible for overseeing the certification of a LEED for Homes project. They act as the liaison between the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Green Raters gathering the LEED documentation, which is necessary to verify the green attributes of both single-family and multi-family residential dwellings. The USGBC developed the family of LEED Green Building Rating Systems, which are the leading national benchmarks for measuring and certifying the sustainable attributes of residential and commercial properties.

“We see our partnership with the USGBC as a LEED Homes Provider to be a continuation of our commitment to bring high performance buildings into the mainstream that are economically, socially and ecologically sustainable,” said Ben Millar, Director of Business Development.

Since E3 Building Sciences was founded in 2002, it has specialized in the design, engineering, and third-party verification of more than 3,500 energy-efficient buildings for the residential and commercial sectors within the U.S. Southeast, Gulf States, and the Caribbean. It is the leading certifier of Energy Star homes in the State of Florida. Such efforts have resulted in projects with better indoor air quality, a reduced impact on the overall environment, greater durability and sustainability, and significant energy and operating cost savings to building owners.

E3 Building Sciences is one of 36 LEED Homes Providers nationwide. The Florida Solar Energy Center was designated the first academic-sector LEED Homes Provider in Florida.