HDR Releases Latest LEED Statistics

(August 17, 2010) - HDR recently announced that its number of LEED Accredited Professionals has reached 763 practitioners. In addition, HDR now has completed 36.31 million square feet of sustainable project work. That figure represents 38 LEED certified projects, including three Platinum-rated projects, six gold-rated projects, 14 silver-rated projects and 15 certified projects.

Currently, HDR has 119 LEED registered projects representing 29.52 million square feet. That total includes 100 LEED for New Construction projects, 12 LEED for Commercial Interiors projects, five LEED Commissioning projects, one LEED for Homes project and one LEED for Neighborhood Development pilot project.

HDR has a long history of commitment to advancing sustainable design initiatives. It was the first architecture firm to join the U.S. Green Building Council in 1994. The firm recently signed the "Architecture 2030 Challenge," an initiative designed to achieve a dramatic reduction in the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by changing the way buildings and developments are planned, designed and constructed.