Companies can leverage their commitment to environmental sustainability as a source of significant competitive advantage and differentiation. “Green” practices are not only beneficial to the environment, health and community but are also a source of positive impact on the bottom line.

One particular area gaining momentum and attention is building design and construction. The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) developed and administers the green building rating system known as LEED (Leadership in Energy and Engineering Design), whose mission is to work with the building industry to promote buildings that are: “environmentally responsible, profitable, and healthy places to live and work.” Governmental agencies have been building to LEED standards since the late ‘90s. The types of organizations getting on board more recently represent a broad span of industries including consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, grocery, chemical, pharmaceutical, furniture, automotive, and many others.

At TranSystems, we are creating high performance/green buildings that operate more efficiently, thus reducing the operating costs of our clients. We have a number of LEED certified architects and engineers that provide environmental planning, LEED evaluation and validation, carbon footprint analysis, and innovative sustainable design.