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Green Advantage in the News.... Certification Benefits Building Professionals

In July, The Philadelphia Business Journal reported on the growth of Green Advantage® and how certification benefits the building industry professionals. An excerpt from that article:

"It's one thing to design a green building, but if the contractor doesn't understand why the design team asks [for things], it can be derailed," Heather Blakeslee (educational programs coordinator for the Delaware Valley Green Building Council) said. "It takes all three steps operating in a green manner to realize cost, energy and water savings. It's got to be designed, built and operated green."

Green Advantage helps do this, as detailed further:

Michael O'Brien, W.S. Cumby regional construction manager and general contractor, who serves as a facilitator for the Green Advantage program, said that it is the only program of its kind that he knows of.

"We found it valuable enough to make it mandatory for all of our administrative and field personnel to become Green Advantage certified," O'Brien said. "The educational component of green building is so important in the successful delivery of a good green building."

He said W.S. Cumby also requires all subcontractors on projects to undergo the training before they begin working on-site.”

Read all about it!

http://philadelphia.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2008/07/14/focus5.html?page=1

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