Eco-Friendly Office Space Awarded Highest "Green" Honor CHICAGO, Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- McGuire Engineers today announced that its office space was officially awarded LEED Platinum Status, the highest designation awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council. Recently completed this past summer, the office was designed to showcase a wide variety of ideas that an average office can implement to lessen its carbon footprint and create a healthier, more productive environment for employees. Everything from the paint to the flooring was carefully selected including sustainable, re-used, and recycled materials, efficient lighting fixtures and controls to monitor and adjust energy usage. A virtual tour of the offices is online at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYeyTWGKLUU. McGuire has a strong track record overseeing successful LEED projects for clients, ranging from the PepsiCo Sustainability Center (LEED Platinum) to Norcon, Inc. (LEED Gold). The award for its own offices follows on the heels of McGuire's distinction as one of 17 companies to receive top honors in the first round of the Chicago Green Office Challenge.
