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CEO, Brad Bainey, Credits Green Advantage® Training and Certification Program
with Ability to Earn LEED Innovation Credit for Smetana Business Center Project
The Bainey Group, Inc., a full service general contractor in Plymouth, Minnesota, has earned and applied a LEED
Innovation Credit to the overall score for the Smetana Business Center, by using USGBC's prescribed percentage of Green Advantage Certified
personnel on the project. This 56,000 square foot office building located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota is now completed and
LEED certified.
"Being the first project ever to obtain the LEED point for meeting the required
percentage of Green Advantage personnel, has been a highlight in my 37 year career. We could not have done
this without the support of Green Advantage, their instructors and staff. The Green Advantage seminar and
exam was an incredible way to “mainline” an
understanding of sustainable buildings from concept, through design and construction, what it
means, how it works and how to get it done."
Brad Bainey, CEO – The Bainey Group – General
Contractor
Brad Bainey, CEO credits the Green Advantage® Training and Certification Program with providing the practical
and real world information necessary to successfully incorporate and streamline sustainable building concepts,
practices, and products into the building and design process. The Bainey Group, Inc. may re-submit for this LEED
Innovation Credit with any or all future projects providing the number of Green Advantage Certified Personnel
involved meets the required percentage.
The company is committed to the Green philosophy, and not just on projects earmarked to be LEED certified. Sustainability
has been incorporated it into their Design-Build, General Contracting, Constructing Management, Tenant Improvements,
Remodeling & Renovation, Consulting and Value Engineering processes and services.
"The Green Advantage program was instrumental in the success of our project. It helped the whole
team to understand the importance of building Green, and how we can accomplish it. I would highly
recommend anyone to check out the benefits of Green Advantage."
Richard A. Weiblen, Vice President/Development
- Liberty Property Trust – Developer/Owner
How’d they do it? The Bainey Group contacted Green Advantage and sponsored a Green Advantage® Commercial
Training and Certification Event for 40 people, including:
Brad Bainey is a Green Advantage® Certified Practitioner.
Chuck Bainey is a Green Advantage® Certified
Practitioner.
Steve Oelfke is a Green Advantage® Certified Practitioner.
Tom Olson is a Green Advantage® Certified
Practitioner.
Robert Dunleavy is a Green Advantage® Certified Practitioner.
Chris Hegner is a Green Advantage® Certified
Practitioner.
Teri Harris is a Green Advantage® Certified Practitioner.
Through the certification process, Green Advantage, Inc. endeavors to elevate the standards and enhance the capabilities
of building industry personnel with regard to energy efficiency and sustainable building design.
To arrange your own in-house corporate Green Advantage Training and Certification Event please contact us at info@greenadvantage.org.
Let us help you meet your Green Building Goals!
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