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LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the most widely used rating system for green buildings and available for nearly all building types. The framework is built in the spirit of health, efficiency, and cost-savings, and is meant to advance the industry and improve the built environment for people and planet. In 2019, LEED 4.1 was released with emphasize on performance monitoring and human health factors like indoor air quality. Naturally, the state of indoor climates and the means in which we create them offer an opportunity for construction contractors and building owners.

Buildings and construction require a massive amount of energy responsible for as much as 40% of global carbon emissions. The effects on budgets, people and the planet have been felt for decades. However, COVID built wide public support of climate change mitigation and demand for stronger ESG programs. This brought greater visibility and speed to the decarbonization effort, the healthy buildings movement and smart buildings evolution.

Host of Ideal Conditions, Tyler Kern, sat down with both Victor Games-Bazan, Business Unit Manager, and Austin Jones, Business Development Specialist, of Polygon’s West division to talk about how the work has been and what special issues the team has to solve.

Host of Ideal Conditions, Tyler Kern, spoke with Business Unit Manager, John C. Pfeffer, and Business Development Specialist, JT Gunter, on four interesting — yet uniquely challenging — projects that exemplify their expertise in climate control and problem solving, and how they utilize data to keep customers competitive in today’s world.

General Contractors (GCs) running a busy commercial construction site have three fundamental goals: avoid delays, save money, and keep the client happy. Unfortunately, an effective climate control strategy is often overlooked but can be the key component standing in the way of achieving those goals.