Michael Furbish, LEED AP, founded Furbish Co. in
2003 to deliver green building systems in the mid-Atlantic region. Furbish is
treasurer for the Baltimore Chapter of Urban Land Institute. He can be reached
at mfurbish@furbishco.com.
Guided by its Quaker values, the prestigious Sidwell Friends School is committed to practicing responsible environmental stewardship. Sidwell’s Middle School Building is the first K-12 school in the United States to earn a LEED Platinum rating and the first-ever LEED Platinum building constructed in Washington, D.C.
Dansko, the West Grove, Pa., clog maker, was building a new, environmentally friendly corporate facility and wanted to meet the highest green standards. Owners Peter Kjellerup and Mandy Cabot knew about the benefits of green roofs - they are standard practice in Kjellerup’s native Denmark - but found few American contractors implementing green roofs.