Featured Expert - Kim Rishel

Kim was part of one of the first LEED Platinum certifications in Canada and her experience is now being utilized to help foster sustainability with other contractors. If you need to build to 'green' -Kim can show you how. 

To contact Kim, please call 1-866-998-1387 or send her an email. 

 Featured Expert - Cameron Blair

Cameron's comprehensive understanding of all facets of construction guides architects, subcontractors, engineers and contractors towards achieving sustainability project goals.

To contact Cameron, please call 1-866-998-1387 or send him an email. 

 Featured Case Study - Speed and LEED

The University of Calgary had a clear vision for their new Child Development Centre and they wanted the entire project fast tracked too!

Sustainability

Sustainable design and construction practice is about mitigating undesirable environmental impacts of buildings through their life cycle, while continually striving for higher performance, healthier and more comfortable work environments, lower operating costs, and enhanced building value in a competitive marketplace.

The root concepts are not new but have resurfaced in recent years and are clearly here to stay. 

Yet the road to a truly sustainable building is complex and can be overwhelming for newcomers.  The practice is constantly evolving as our industry advances toward a more pure sense of what defines sustainability.  Reference materials are “living documents” and the guidance available to design and construction professionals in the industry, falls short of communicating the fundamentals of implementation.

With many LEED and other high performance building projects completed or underway, and a growing team of LEED Accredited Professionals, EllisDon is an industry leader in sustainable design and building practice.

For general contractors and construction managers, we provide individual council or group seminars on the management and implementation of LEED for lump-sum, design-build, and construction management contracts.  We’ve been through the learning curve already.  We would be happy to share our knowledge and experience to your organization. 

For design firms, we can help in providing your staff with the “contractor’s point of view”.  We provide guidance in the form of individual council or group seminars on LEED language that will get best results from contractors and their subcontractors.  We’ve seen contract documents for many high performance projects.  Drawing from our experience, we’ll show you what works and what doesn’t.  

If you are looking for a skilled and trusted advisor to help yourself, or a group of individuals in your organization get started down the right path, give our experts a call.