March
2002
Integrated Architecture’s commitment to sustainable design
continues with the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design—US Green Building Council) Accreditation of two
key staff: Mike Corby, AIA, Executive Vice President, Design
Principal, and Scott Vyn, Project Manager, Design. The accreditation
formally recognizes their commitment to, and knowledge of,
Green or environmentally sustainable architecture and design.
Corby and Vyn are two of only 14 LEED accredited professionals
in Michigan.
“We
know that unless we act, the abundant resources we enjoy
today will simply not be available. In our day-to-day work
we do all we can to be a Green company, and we take our
sustainable attitude to our clients, educating them about
the benefits of Green design while offering choices that
cause no environmental harm. It is amazing that a few simple
changes—that don’t really add to the building’s
cost—create wonderful, healthy environments filled
with light and fresh air,” stated Corby, the winner
of the prestigious State of Michigan AIA Young Architect
of the Year Award—2000.
Providing
knowledge-based solutions, Integrated Architecture has designed
several sustainable buildings ranging from the Blue Ridge
Center for Environmental Stewardship in Loudon County, Virginia—designed
to achieved the highest LEED rating possible—to an
office building in Lansing that utilizes many sustainable
features. A recently completed 100,000 SF office building
in Zeeland is expected to receive a Silver LEED rating and
is one of the first leased “Green” office buildings
in the nation. Other sustainable projects currently in design
include the Forest Hills Community Fine Arts Center; Georgetown
College’s Center for Commerce, Language and Culture,
Georgetown, KY; a student recreation center at Murray State
College, Murray, KY, a high-rise research laboratory at
Carnegie Mellon University, and a police post serving the
Michigan State Police, Niles Township and the Berrien County
Sheriff. *
Over
the past ten years, Integrated Architecture has grown from
a two-person firm to one of West Michigan’s largest,
with 46 employees and projects from Florida to Canada.
Integrated
Architecture's Mission is to serve and delight our clients
by stimulating and positively affecting the community and
the built environment. All that we do will be accomplished
with committed determination, innovation, and the highest
level of excellence. Expectations should be exceeded, spirits
lifted and possibilities expanded.
*
Images of LEED buildings available upon request.
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Mike Corby,
AIA
Executive VP
Design Principal
Scott Vyn
Project Manager
Design |
