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Luxor Office Park in Charlottesville, Virginia\u2014one of the projects of The Gaines Group PLC, recent winner of a U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) 2014 Best Architecture Firm\u2013Small Award.<\/span> Photos courtesy The Gaines Group PLC<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The inaugural Best of Buildings awards, selected by U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) members, celebrate the premier products, projects, organizations, and individuals in sustainable design and construction. One of the 30 winners was The Gaines Group PLC, led by three CSI principals: Raymond E. Gaines, FCSI, AIA, CCS, Charles B. Hendricks, CSI, AIA, CDT, LEED AP, and Roger N. Bryant, CSI.<\/p>\n

Recognized with a 2014 Best Architecture Firm\u2013Small Award, The Gaines Group was established in 1987, and grew to become a leader in Central Virginia\u2019s sustainable design movement for residential and commercial projects. It works with clients on all aspects of a project\u2014from marketing, design, and specification development to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) consultation and contract administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur projects are a direct result of working with clients that want healthy, energy-efficient, and durable design solutions,\u201d said Hendricks, the firm\u2019s sustainability director. \u201cFrom net-zero, EarthCraft-certified, to LEED Certified, our design work saves our clients money and conserves resources for future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is no coincidence all three principals are actively involved with CSI, Gaines said.<\/p>\n

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The firm\u2019s three principals\u2014Roger N. Bryant, CSI, Raymond E. Gaines, CSI, AIA, CCS, and Charles B. Hendricks, CSI, AIA, CDT, LEED AP\u2014are all actively involved with CSI.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI joined CSI one year after starting the firm and have been a member continuously since then,\u201d he told The Construction Specifier<\/em>. \u201cCSI, simply put, makes the three of us better professionals. When a question arises that we can\u2019t answer ourselves, chances are there is a CSI member somewhere that can answer it. The longer we are members of the organization, the wider our network of trusted advisors becomes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gaines believes the institute\u2019s resources and practices make them directly applicable to high-performance, green design.<\/p>\n

\u201cUse of CSI formats allows the constructors of high-performance buildings to access the necessary information because they know ahead of time where to find it in the documents,\u201d he explained. \u201cAt different phases of the project, MasterFormat<\/em> and UniFormat<\/em> provide appropriate locations for the information.\u201d<\/p>\n

For a complete list of USGBC\u2019s winners, which also include product manufacturer categories in water efficiency, green cleaning, energy efficiency, building controls, lighting, and construction, visit www.usgbc.org\/articles\/announcing-best-building-award-winners<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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