Green Building Resources LLC

A good green building is a healthy building with low operating costs.

Services: 29
Projects: 13
Founded: 2008

Overview

Green Building Resources LLC, founded in 2008, provides engineering analysis, design, and commissioning services for commercial facilities. The practice specializes in green building performance: helping owners reduce energy and water consumption, achieve green building certification, and meet carbon neutrality goals without exceeding budget or schedule constraints. Staff capabilities include professional engineering licensure in multiple states, commissioning experience dating back to 1992, and a portfolio spanning bank branches to large-scale healthcare facilities.

Founded: 2008

Services

Zero Carbon Roadmap Development

Evaluating fossil fuel usage to develop a strategic plan for reducing a facility's carbon footprint. This service includes a thorough analysis of the costs involved at each step toward achieving carbon neutrality.

Green Building Certification

Guiding clients through certification processes to help properties lower operating costs, reduce interest rates, and expedite permitting.

Green Globes Certification

Mechanical Design

Delivering complete construction documents, drawings, and specifications for systems that consistently achieve high energy efficiency ratings.

Ground Loop Heat Pump Design Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems Chilled and Hot Water Systems Variable Air Volume Systems

Building Commissioning

Providing a quality-oriented verification process to achieve, verify, and document that the performance of facilities, systems, and assemblies meets defined objectives and criteria.

ASHRAE Guideline 0 Commissioning

Energy Modeling

Simulating building energy usage to satisfy requirements for green certification, specialized financing, and tax incentives.

Trane Trace 700 Simulations Green Financing Modeling 179D Tax Deduction Modeling

Energy Audits

Conducting systematic facility walkthroughs and assessments to identify where energy is used and how consumption can be reduced without impacting operations.

Equipment Nameplate Documentation Lighting Fixture Inventory

Engineering Analyses

Evaluating facility performance to uncover cost-reduction opportunities, minimize equipment downtime, and enhance indoor air quality.

Site Performance Evaluations Utility Bill Analysis Operations Staff Interviews Pre-functional and Functional Checklists

Energy Star Analyses

Benchmarking facility consumption against regional peers to help owners track and manage utility usage.

Energy Star Portfolio Manager Benchmarking Operational Hours and Occupancy Characteristics

Cost Analyses

Evaluating mechanical and facility capital and operational costs using industry database standards and practical project experience.

R.S. Means Estimating Contractor Bid Reviews Lifecycle Economic Comparisons

Industries

Commercial Land Development Healthcare Government Multifamily Residential Residential Industrial Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Public Safety Transit

Firm type

MEP Mechanical Engineering

Projects

Martha Jefferson Hospital

Charlottesville, Virginia | Martha Jefferson Hospital | Healthcare

A 500,000-square-foot LEED-certified hospital commissioned by the practice, with architectural design by Kahler Slater.

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RenewAire Waunakee

Waunakee, Wisconsin | RenewAire | Manufacturing

An industrial manufacturing facility project with architectural design by Deb Harvey.

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RenewAire Madison

Madison, Wisconsin | RenewAire | Manufacturing

An industrial manufacturing facility project with architectural design by Deb Harvey.

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Wisconsin Electrical Employee Benefits Fund

Madison, Wisconsin | Wisconsin Electrical Employee Benefits Fund | Commercial

A commercial real estate project with architectural design by Josh Johnson.

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Madison Investment Advisors

Madison, Wisconsin | Madison Investment Advisors | Commercial

A commercial real estate office space with architectural design by KEE Architects.

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Shire Georgia

Social Circle, Georgia | Shire | Pharmaceutical

A 1.1-million-square-foot pharmaceutical manufacturing facility for which the practice completed a comprehensive energy model. Architectural design by Flad.

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