Design, Codes, & The Customer Experience: The Art Of Proto Maintenance

Aug 23, 2017 | News

By Lindy Wise, Content Developer @ Benchmark Group You walk in. You notice, as usual, the comfortable seating underneath ambient lighting. The refrigerated case is full of prepared foods & drinks. Art pieces decorate the wooden walls. All of these things work...

5 Quick Methods to Improve Your Building’s Energy Use

Apr 26, 2017 | News

On average, commercial buildings waste 30% of their energy, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Imagine saving that 30% and investing it in some other way. Here’s a list of 5 ways to gain quick payback by improving your building’s energy...

Happy Engineers Week!

Feb 22, 2017 | News

The End Game: Remember to Design With the End in Mind

Nov 2, 2016 | News

By Scott Forbes, Program Manager When you are in the business of designing buildings, it is often easy to forget what the end game of that business is. We are frequently under tight deadlines to deliver documents at some level of development, and the drawings and...

LEED V4 Rolls Out with Bolder Vision. Download the LEED V4 User Guide Today.

Oct 31, 2016 | Articles, News

As of October 31, 2016, your new projects will be registered under LEED V4.  There have been many changes since the last version was released in 2009.  Click over on the USGBC.org website to download the LEED V4 User Guide.  According to the website: “LEED v4...