Perkins+Will named green employer

by mbuckstein | May 1, 2013 8:58 am

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Mount Pleasant Centre in Vancouver is certified Gold under Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). The project includes a vegetated roof, natural daylighting, and geothermal heating and cooling. Photo © Martin Tessler. Photo courtesy Perkins+Will.

Vancouver-based firm Perkins+Will has been named one of Canada’s ‘greenest’ employers for its fifth consecutive year.

Announced by The Globe and Mail, companies are judged based on environmental programs developed, success in the reduction of environmental footprint, and the level of employee involvement in the initiatives. More than 50 companies made the 2013 list and can be viewed here.

Perkins+Will was chosen based on various factors including those outlined in the firm’s “Green Operations Plan,” which calls for:

The approach to sustainable building is also part of many of the firm’s developing projects. Some of the projects getting underway include:

Overall, the firm’s offices have 210 LEED-certified projects worldwide.

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