Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

Alvin H. Butz, Inc. has embraced the U.S. Green Building Council's quest to transform the way buildings are designed, built and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life.  Butz has taken a proactive position in the pursuit of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) training, development and implementation.  Butz currently has 17 LEED Accredited Professionals on its staff with additional staff currently in training and accreditation programs.  Butz is an innovator in the LEED process having developed in-house sustainable design and construction tools and processes. 

The Berks County Community Foundation’s (BCCF) Community Building constructed by Alvin H. Butz, Inc. received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum-Certification.  The facility which opened in Fall 2009 is a three-story, 12,000 SF office building and community conference center.  The building serves as BCCF’s headquarters and as a meeting place for Berks County Citizens to work on community-related projects.  (Click here for a full press release.)

Mid-Atlantic Construction magazine ranked Butz Enterprises, Inc. 23rd among the top 40 green contractors in the region.  The ranking is based on information provided by regional firms through the magazine’s annual Top Contractors survey.  The list ranks firms based upon their 2009 revenue generated from projects that are certified with a third-party rating organization.

Please tour our sustainable building projects listed below.

LEED Certified Buildings

Berks County Community Foundation - Office and Community Facility - Platinum

Allentown School District - William Allen High School Addition - Gold

Allentown School District - Roosevelt Elementary School Addition - Gold

Geisinger Health System - Grays Woods Ambulatory Care Center - Gold

Haverford College - Gardiner Integrated Athletic Facility - Gold

Lehigh University - S.T.E.P.S. Building - Gold

PREIT - 801 Market Street - Gold

Raytheon Company - Building 5C - Gold

Geisinger Health System - Wyoming Valley Critical Care Building - Silver

Pennsylvania Turnpike - Central Administration Building - Silver

Geisinger Health System - Henry Cancer Center Addition - Certified

Geisinger Health System - New Administration Building - Certified

Pending LEED Certification

Allentown School District - Ramos Elementary School

ArtsQuest Center @ SteelStacks

PBS39 Broadcast Center

Penn State University - Gaige Technology and Business Innovation Building

Sustainable Design & Construction Projects

Butz Corporate Center

Moravian College - The HILL

Muhlenberg College - Seegers Union Renovations

Olympus Corporation of the Americas - New Headquarters

Rodale, Inc. - South Mountain Center

Sands Casino Resort | Bethlehem

Wildlands Conservancy - Environmental Education Center