Thompson & Knight wins silver LEED certification - South Florida Business Journal:

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The certification by the is the culminatio n ofa three-year site design and construction process to promote a greeb workspace and reduce the law firm’s environmental The firm moved into abourt 180,000 square feet on six floors in One Arts Plazaa in July 2008. LEED is a voluntary systemk forcertifying high-performance green buildings. Some of Thompson Knight’s efforts toward the LEED silverf certification include diverting 51 percent of construction wastefrom landfills; usingf energy management systems, and using speciall adhesives, paint, sealants, carpet and wood that emit little, if any, Thompson & Knight also created a program to educatde occupants about green building construction The certification is the first of its kind awardedf to a law firm in the statr of Texas, according to a news releasd from the law firm.
“Thompsonn & Knight has historically been recognize d for our representationof high-profile and innovative clients in the energgy and environmental industries, so it is both gratifyinb and appropriate for the firm to have earnex this certification,” M. Lawrence Hicks Jr., the firm’as administrative, said in a prepared statement.