Posts Tagged ‘USGBC’

VSAG Vice President Lara Hardcastle Earns LEED AP Certification

August 18th, 2009

Continuing to demonstrate her true can-do spirit and steadfast determination, VSAG Vice President Lara Hardcastle recently passed the certification process to become a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional (AP) through the US Green Building Council (USGBC).   Lara was the Project Manager on the award-winning Founding Farmers restaurant in Washington DC, the first LEED Gold upscale-casual, full-service restaurant in the United States, which opened one year ago. She’s a vital part of our LEED restaurants work and green restaurant operations consulting. Read the rest of this entry »

Founding Farmers is LEED Gold!

April 23rd, 2009

On April 22nd, Founding Farmers and VSAG celebrated the official award and certification of the restaurant USGBC Logoas LEED® Gold by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).   With this award, Founding Farmers is the first USGBC certified restaurant of any type in the District of Columbia, and the first full-service, upscale-casual LEED Gold restaurant in the entire United States. Read the rest of this entry »