Suffolk Construction director of MEP Services Steve Lappin participated in an informative panel discussion entitled "The Business of Green: Why It's Imperative Today" at the LEED Platinum Genzyme world headquarters on June 11. The panel discussion was sponsored by Sebesta Blomberg and featured three additional speakers from Sebesta Blomberg, Genzyme and architecture firm Perkins & Will.
During the panel discussion, Lappin discussed the importance of green building from a building contractor's perspective. He provided details about Suffolk Construction's best practices for constructing environmentally friendly facilities by leveraging alternatives in materials, methods and systems. Lappin also highlighted the need for collaboration and teamwork across the entire project team to achieve green and sustainable goals on projects.
"Integrated green sustainable building systems are the result of strong team collaboration between end users, designer, contractor and owner," said Lappin. "When all these parties work closely together on the design and construction of a green, sustainable and high performance building, anything is possible." *
Suffolk Const. has been a major contributor to the advances of sustainability and green building practices. The company supports owners, architects, subcontractors and employees who share this commitment to green building and the positive impact it has on the natural environment, regional economy, and health and productivity of building occupants.
Suffolk employees have demonstrated this commitment through their participation on green business panel discussions, national committees, subcontractor training sessions, green project tours, and the LEED accreditation process.
When managing building construction and renovation projects, Suffolk's project teams leverage their knowledge of sustainable design and materials, lessons learned on past green projects, and best practices to make decisions that contribute to the sustainability of their projects. *Steve Lappin