H. Burkert & Co. recently joined with Minter Properties in Charlotte, North Carolina to create the first community in North Carolina in which all of the homes will be built to LEED for Homes standards.
Heather Burkert, principal and owner of H. Burkert and Co. Inc (HBC) has achieved certification as a LEED accredited professional. HBC is a Landscape Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Land Planning firm practicing in the Charlotte, NC, the Coastal Carolina and in Latin America. HBC’s 28 year history exemplifies a pursuit of sustainable place making and continues to provide design services using Low Impact Development practices. Heather’s particular interest lies in creating sustainable and meaningful places that are relevant to the people who use them.
Green Building Counsil The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ is a third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings and spaces.
We are experts in sustainable building and planning practices and this is a priority for our company,” said Heather Burkert, HBC principal. “HBC has been designing with these same green principles for more than 20 years before there was an accreditation. We believe the US Green Building Counsel is doing significant work to help educate and support design professionals who are committed to designing sustainable places.
CLICK HERE for an example of an LID/LEED project from 1996