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We are excited and proud to be a part of the team that helped the R.W. Kern Center become the 17th building to receive full Living Building Challenge certification! Red2Green was used to maximize efficiency and lower costs as the project pursued the rigorous requirements of the Materials Petal. You can read more about the project here:

NORTH ADAMS, MA—As anyone with a seven-year-old will tell you, that age is an important milestone. Integrated Eco Strategy (IES), a North Adams-based consulting firm is now seven, and hitting many significant markers of its own—including a relocation of the company’s main office to accommodate the most rapid growth in the company’s history, launch of a unique healthy materials database and certification as a “Just” organization.

NORTH ADAMS, MA—Matt Root has been named senior project manager for Integrated Eco Strategy (IES), a consulting firm facilitating sustainable and regenerative building design, renovation and construction. In his new position, Root will manage healthy materials and energy related projects in the Boston region, as well as develop new projects, consult with clients and represent IES at regional and national conferences.