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HOLLAND —State incentives seem to increase the likelihood that new facilities will be designed around U.S. Green Building Council LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. Jennifer Malinowski, program manager at the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association (GLREA) and Stephen Hamstra, executive vice president at GMB Architecture & Engineering in Holland, concur that these measures help continue the drive for sustainable design and other "green" initiatives.
GMB Architecture, a 30-year old company with 14 LEED accredited professionals in every discipline, works with clients on the Enterprise-based design system. This process discovers how a facility impacts a client’s success. "Schools educate, manufacturers manufacture," Hamstra said, explaining that buildings must be designed around an intended purpose. GMB integrates sustainable design measures as long as clients are open to the idea.
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