The Hipolito Garcia Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse renovation, built by The Beck Group, named BEST in Sustainability by San Antonio Downtown Alliance.
PRLog - Jun 20, 2013 - SAN ANTONIO -- The Hipolito Garcia Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse renovation, built by The Beck Group, received the BEST in Sustainability Award from the San Antonio Downtown Alliance.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Hipolito building renovation made the building more usable through the improvement of ports of entry and new federal offices. The building was the first in GSA’s inventory to receive a LEED platinum certification. Energy and water savings contributed heavily to the LEED certification as well as the use of recycled materials, locally produced materials and daylight harvesting.
The annual Downtown’s Best Awards recognize the people, organizations and places that have made a significant contribution to downtown San Antonio. Sponsored by the Downtown Alliance, the BEST Awards program is a juried event. Awards are presented at an annual luncheon program and serves as a key fundraiser.
Hipolito marks Beck’s 35th certified project and its fourth Platinum project in Texas. Beck also provided construction services on the LEED® Platinum certified Botanical Research Institute of Texas, as well as the Shangri La Garden in Orange, Texas, which was the first LEED® Platinum project in the state. Beck currently has more than 48 other projects currently under construction pursuing certification. Beck’s sustainability consulting group has provided LEED® consulting services for more than 20 projects for third party architects and construction groups around the nation and abroad. In 2010, Beck signed the AIA 2030 Commitment, which provides a time-based list of goals a firm must meet toward achieving carbon neutral status.
About Beck’s Sustainability Focus:
The Beck Group’s Sustainability consulting team provides a full range of green building services including research, education, LEED® documentation and consulting both in-house, and for outside clients seeking information or certification on green building and the associated benefits. The Beck Group is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and more than 40 percent of Beck employees are LEED® Accredited Professionals. Beck has been fortunate to be involved in some of the first and biggest LEED® projects. Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center was the first LEED®-NC Platinum project in Texas and the 50th Platinum project in the world. Toyota of Rockwall was the first LEED®-NC Gold car dealership in the US. The Ronald McDonald House was the first LEED®-NC Platinum building in the City of Austin and the third in the State of Texas. The Wayne Aspinall Federal Building in Grand Junction, Colorado is seeking to become the first General Services Administration LEED® Platinum Net Zero Historic Preservation Project.
About Beck:
Founded in 1912, The Beck Group offers a full spectrum of commercial professional services including development, planning, architecture, interior design, construction and sustainability consulting. The company is headquartered in Dallas and maintains a national team of more than 500 employees, who work among a network of offices in Atlanta, Austin, Denver, Fort Worth, Mexico City, San Antonio and Tampa. The firm’s notable projects in recent years have included the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia; Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas; Michael W. Krzyzewski Center for Athletic Excellence in Durham, North Carolina; Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, California; and the USF Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS) in Tampa, Florida. For more information, visit www.beckgroup.com.
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June 20, 2013 at 17:38 PM EDT
