Civil Engineering Firm Focuses on Sustainable Design

The wedding I attended on the Outer Banks of North Carolina earlier this week led to a chance encounter with Bob Solarz, a good friend of my brother.  Even Bob’s last name itself sounds like a propitious start for a conversation on clean energy and sustainability, and sure enough, he’s the president of a full-service civil engineering and consulting company whose focus is sustainability.  Bob told me all about some of the projects he’s done, including this one, Kensington CAPA High School, Philadelphia, PA, which won LEED Platinum Certification.

Bob’s company, Gilmore and Associates, does a great deal of work in that region of the country that taps into their skills in sustainable water management, low-impact development (LID) planning and design, and several other related disciplines.  I enjoyed the conversation, learned a great deal, and came away gratified that there is so much attention being applied to ensure that each one of our new buildings is environmentally responsible.

Keep up the good work!