Working together with our clients, Tower Engineering takes great pride in implementing environmentally conscious solutions to building issues. To sustain our environment, we design building systems that use material, energy and water resources efficiently, minimize site impacts and address health issues relating to the indoor environment.

Over the last decade, various groups have worked to develop strategies to promote and facilitate the design of sustainable, high performance buildings. One such organization, The U.S. Green Building Council, has created a nationally recognized certification process for evaluating sustainable and high performance buildings, a program called “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design,” commonly known by its acronym “LEED”. In addition to being a member of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Tower Engineering’s staff includes LEED accredited professionals.

The LEED certification process rates the levels of sustainability achieved in a building: LEED Certified, LEED Silver, LEED Gold, and the highest rating, LEED Platinum. Awards are based upon achieving “sustainability points” in the areas of Site, Water, Energy & Atmosphere, Materials and Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality, and Innovation & Design Process.

Tower Engineering has provided engineering services for the following LEED facilities:

• Felician Sisters Motherhouse (Gold)

• Three Rivers Rowing Association Boat Storage & Maintenance Building (Certified)

• Carnegie Mellon University Henderson House Renovations (Silver)

• Carnegie Mellon University Posner Conference Center Rare Books Room (Certified)

• Pittsburgh Children’s Museum Renovation & Expansion (Silver)

• Regional Learning Alliance at Cranberry Woods (Silver)

• Berkeley County Board of Education New Spring Mills Primary School (Silver)

• Canaan Valley Institute New Headquarters/Education Building (Certified)

• Department of Energy Morgantown Record Storage (Gold)

• Millcreek School District J.S. Wilson Middle
• Corry School District New Elementary School
• Holy Sepulcher Parish New Church
• National Guard Stryker Center
• North Hills School District McIntyre, Highcliff and Ross Elementary Schools
• Pine Richland School District New Upper Elementary School
• Pine Township Recreation Center
• Pittsburgh Children’s Home
• Sisters of St. Joseph New Office Building
• Southwest Butler County YMCA (Cranberry)
• Upper St. Clair Community Center
• Watson Institute, Craig Academy