Created by the U.S. Green Building Council, LEED is the most widely used green building rating system in the world. Brasfield & Gorrie was the project’s general contractor…. Read more
As building professionals, Brasfield & Gorrie can support sustainable efforts by incorporating easy, effective project upgrades, regardless of whether the project will pursue LEED certification. We have learned lessons along the way from our work on sustainable projects, including several for the General Services Administration (GSA)—the largest owner/operator of buildings in the world and a leader in incorporating LEED® requirements, resiliency, and sustainability in its projects…. Read more
Brasfield & Gorrie today opens its relocated Cobb County office in the area around SunTrust Park and The Battery Atlanta. The move from the company’s previous Kennesaw location to a completely renovated 113,000 sq ft office building increases the company’s space by about 43,000 sq ft and will allow the general contractor to continue to expand in a growing, conveniently located neighborhood…. Read more
Brasfield & Gorrie recently completed the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Center for Advanced Pediatrics (CHOA-CAP), an eight-story outpatient, non-emergency facility in Brookhaven, Georgia. Housing multiple pediatric clinics, programs, and specialists together under one roof, the center is the first of its kind in Georgia and welcomed its first patient in July 2018…. Read more
Construction waste accounts for up to 40 percent of the 251 million tons of consumer solid waste generated annually. One way we can decrease the amount of construction waste we produce is by adopting virtual techniques and fully utilizing building information modeling (BIM) integration. Below are a few specific ways to go green using virtual design and construction (VDC)…. Read more