Hank Abernathy

The U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. is a non-profit organization that aims to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built, and operated to create an environmentally and socially responsible environment. The non-profit company is based in Washington and was founded in 1993 by Steven Richard Fedrizzi. The organization provides a framework for creating healthy, efficient, and cost-saving buildings through the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. The LEED certification is available for virtually all buildings, communities, and homes. The organization offers various resources, including exam prep materials, to help professionals advance their careers in green building. Peter Templeton has been the CEO of the American company since 2021.

Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott, Inc. provides architectural services. Its portfolio of work includes a wide range of clients and specialties, including pediatric hospitals, community hospitals, academic medical centers, and emergency care facilities. The company was founded in 1877 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

The American Institute of Architects operates as a professional association of architects. It provides support services for architects who wants to continue education experience and maintain their licensure; web-based resources; and conducts market research and provides analysis of the economic factors that affect the business of architecture. The company was founded by Richard Upjohn, H. W. Cleaveland, Henry Dudley, Leopold Eidlitz, Edward Gardiner, Richard Morris Hunt, J. Wrey Mould, Fred A. Petersen, J. M. Priest, John Welch, Richard Upjohn Jr., Charles Babcock, and Joseph C. Wells on February 23, 1857 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Perkins Eastman Architects DPC provides architectural services. The firm's practice area include civic and cultural, healthcare, higher education, hospitality, large scale mixed-use, office and retail, planning and urban design, residential, science and technology and sports and exhibition sector. The comapny was founded by L. Bradford Perkins and Mary-Jean Eastman in 1981 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ammann & Whitney, Inc. provides design and construction services for public and private sector clients. It offers transportation, bridges, structural engineering, architecture and construction services. The firm works includes new construction, renovation and adaptive reuse, historic preservation, interior design and sustainable design, suspension bridges, seismic design, historic buildings, monuments and special cable-supported structures. The company was founded by Othmar H. Ammann and Charles S. Whitney in 1946 and is headquartered in New York, NY.