January 15, 2009

Contractors: How much do you know about LEED?

THE CONSTRUCTION industry is feeling the pinch of the economy. But Steve Abercrombie, consultant at Seattle's Paladino & Co., said contractors who learn about LEED now will be in a better spot to get more work in the future.

Abercrombie teaches a class hosted by the Associated General Contractors about every six months called “LEED for Contractors.” His last class in December was attended by about 20 members of the contracting community.

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Previous columns:

• Shoring contractor nails a book deal, 01-08-2009
• New program trains vets for construction jobs, 12-18-2008
• Historian lays out Tacoma buildings' past, 12-11-2008
• WSDOT to begin lengthy repairs to Kummer bridge, 12-04-2008
• Coal delivery system wins construction award, 11-20-2008
• Old apple warehouse is home sweet home, 11-13-2008
• Skanska gets a real-life safety test, 11-06-2008
• Mount Rainier road in need of $11.6M fix, 10-30-2008

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