Resources and Links
VerdeCapitalResources, LLC, offers links to resources that may be helpful to those interested in sustainable construction.
LEED
Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, LEED®, or Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, is a green building certification program that recognizes best-in-class building strategies and practices. Building projects must satisfy prerequisites and earn points to achieve different levels of LEED certification.
BNIM
BNIM was founded in 1970 as Berkebile, Nelson, Immenschuh and McDowell Architects in Kansas City, Missouri. As early pioneers in the arena of sustainable design, BNIM continues to shape the national and global agenda for responsible architecture and design excellence.
Lake|Flato
As stewards of the natural environment and their clients’ resources, Lake|Flato Architects of San Antonio uses regional materials to create buildings that are tactile and modern, environmentally responsible and authentic, artful and crafted.
Gensler
Gensler is a global design and architecture firm headquartered in San Francisco. As designer of the first large-scale U.S. office building to use underfloor air systems, Gensler has been at the forefront of the movement for responsible design that considers the impact of decisions made today on our lives tomorrow.
The Beck Group
Founded in 1912, The Beck Group is a full-service builder that offers architecture, construction, real estate development, sustainable design and consulting, and technology services. Headquartered in Dallas, Beck offers services nationally and internationally.
Health Product Declaration
The Health Product Declaration (HPD) is a standard format for reporting product content and associated health information for building products and materials. A free service, HPD is overseen by the non-profit Health Product Declaration Collaborative.
Henselstone
Henselstone Window and Door Systems Inc. imports, distributes, installs and services custom windows and doors made in Germany. The products are specially designed for hurricane resistance, energy efficiency, noise pollution reduction, and security.