THOMARIOS Construction Group employs several LEED (Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design) Accredited Professionals. If sustainable construction or LEED certification is required or imagined, THOMARIOS can review the process with your business or organization. We will review costs and fulfillment requirements which include documentation and submissions associated with LEED certification, potential credits available with LEED accreditation along with long term advantages, such as operating costs over the buildings life span. Feel free to contact our Construction Group to explore sustainable construction or LEED certification as possible options for your build.

Project Spotlight: Metro Parks serving Summit County

Image of Completed Green Project Metro Parks Ranger Station

Ranger Station and Resource Management Headquarters

Thomarios Construction Group worked closely with Metro Parks Serving Summit County, as well as the Peninsula Architects to complete this innovative project. Completed in December of 2007, THOMARIOS took a 2,200-square-foot former private residence, expanded it by 1,700 square feet to make room for park rangers and biologists. After completion, the Ranger Station received Platinum Certification, the highest certification from the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED, or Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design program.

The Ranger Station and Resource Management Headquarters was Thomarios Construction Groups first LEED project. We are proud that this was the second Platinum Certified project in the State of Ohio.

Some of the green building strategies incorporated in this project include: geothermal heating, waterless toilets, solar panels, a rooftop rain garden, lumber from downed trees in the Metro Parks, and recycled carpet, furniture and cabinetry. Outside, the features include porous pavement, a rain garden, rain barrels and native landscaping. Many of the materials were locally manufactured and extracted, reducing the environmental impacts resulting from transportation. Construction waste was collected and sorted and 94% of the waste was recycled and diverted from the landfill.