Brittany A. Hosmer, LEED AP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

28 April 2009

Britt Hosmer, President of Rock Environmental, LLC has recently qualified as a LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) of the U.S. Green Building Council. A LEED AP is recognized as an expert in the field of sustainable design. This internationally recognized certification allows Rock Environmental, LLC to operate as a consultant for sustainable design, major renovation, and construction of commercial and residential buildings.

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a rating system based on six categories:
1. Selection of sustainable sites
2. Water saving technology & strategies
3. Energy efficiency
4. Material & resource selection
5. Indoor environmental quality
6. Innovative design

The title LEED AP distinguishes building professionals with the knowledge and skills to successfully steward the LEED certification process. LEED APs have demonstrated a thorough understanding of green building practices and principles and the LEED Rating System.

Rock Environmental, LLC offers environmentally sound and sustainable practice consulting directly to:
• Architecture firms
• Construction companies
• Hospitality & Ecotourism industry
• Not-for-profit organizations
• Landscape architects
• Interior design firms
• Private households
• Community planning
• Schools, Medical centers & Residential developments

For more information please contact Rock Environmental, LLC directly.
www.rockenvironmental.com
info@rockenvironmental.com
Tel: +1 (830) 928.3085
Fax: +1 (830) 443.4259 Attn: Rock

WHAT IS AN EMS??

An Environmental Management System (EMS) is a management tool for evaluating specific activities of your company. To recognize the environmental impacts associated with those activities. Once identified, those aspects will be managed by monitoring resources (money, people, products/materials, and processes) to reduce negative and enhance positive impacts. The key concepts of an EMS are intended to help your company understand the full range of its environmental impact, prioritize and effectively manage its programs, track and document its progress.

Rock will work closely with your employees to create an EMS that details the processes to be followed to enhance positive impacts and limit negative impacts. This plan will help you map your progress, and continually improve upon the process. This strategy will provide you with a road map that will give you a clear competitive advantage in your marketplace.

This plan will be unique to your company and will contain the following components:

· Start by understanding the whole picture
· Adopt an environmental policy
· Manage significant impacts and legal requirements
· Stakeholders (Employees, clients/guests/customers, community) are key to success
· Write it down
· Measure effectiveness
· Review, evaluate and improve

To find out what more... Britt Hosmer - britt@rockenvironmental.com