Guide to LEED 2009 Estimating and Preconstruction Strategies

Thomas A. Taylor, LEED AP BD+C, is General Manager at Vertegy, Alberici's sustainable consulting service, and sits on the board of the Green Building Initiative. He is also a member of the St. Louis Regional Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, and chairman of the sustainable construction task force of the National Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). Before assuming his current roles, he represented both the owner and construction manager on Alberici's dual-certified Four Green Globes and LEED Platinum headquarters, and served on and chaired various AGC committees on the local (St. Louis) and national levels.

Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), founded in 1918, is the largest and oldest construction trade association in the United States, comprised of more than 33,000 members that include general contractors and specialty contractors as well as suppliers and service providers.