EMCOR SUBSIDIARY CONTRA COSTA ELECTRIC FURTHER EXPANDS INVOLVEMENT IN GREEN BUILDING DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION AND SERVICING
---Ray Robertson Receives U.S. Green Building Council’s
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Accreditation---
MARTINEZ, CA – March 27, 2006 – Ray Robertson, P.E., Chief Electrical Engineer with Contra Costa Electric, has received accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) professional.
Contra Costa Electric is one of the leading electrical contracting companies in California. The firm is a subsidiary of EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE:EME), a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure, and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses globally.
The LEED professional accreditation program is rigorous, requiring participants to satisfy a number of criteria covering a wide range of sustainable construction and development issues. Accreditation identifies individuals who have the necessary knowledge and skills to participate in the green design process, support and encourage integrated design, and streamline the LEED application and certification process for buildings. The certification process for buildings uses the LEED Green Building Rating SystemÔ, a consensus-based national green building standard for the construction industry.
Mr. Robertson’s accreditation is part of the Company-wide program announced by EMCOR last year whereby all key personnel, coast-to-coast will become accredited under the guidelines of USGBC’s LEED program. With 75% of the LEED certification points related to the type of work that EMCOR does everyday, the Company is working to further expand its role and expertise in the area of environmental stewardship, as well as its client service offerings in the area of high performance and sustainable design facilities.
“The LEED professional accreditation program recognizes expertise in sustainable design and construction and identifies individuals who can help meet the growing demand from the
public and private sectors for green buildings,” noted Michael Dias, President and CEO of Contra Costa Electric. “Ray’s capabilities, as demonstrated by his LEED accreditation, underscores the extent of the expertise Contra Costa brings to the table when working for an organization whose agenda includes environmental stewardship, as well as the bottom line. Indeed, his expertise will benefit all Contra Costa clients who are looking to integrate sustainable design elements into their building programs.”
A licensed Professional Engineer, Mr. Robertson has 25 years of electrical engineering and construction experience on large-scale commercial and industrial facilities. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University and is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
About Contra Costa Electric
Founded in 1946, Contra Costa Electric is one of California’s leading electrical contracting companies. The firm’s expertise includes design, installation, start-up, testing and maintenance of electrical power distribution systems, utility substations, power plants (cogeneration) and overhead line systems, high voltage cable splicing, process instrumentation systems, process control wiring, electrical energy management, low voltage systems, fire alarm, security, telecommunication and fiber optics. Projects have included work in commercial, educational, health care, petrochemical, paper mills, wastewater treatment, compressed gas facilities and manufacturing installations. Headquartered in Martinez, California with branch locations in Bakersfield and Fresno, Contra Costa is a wholly owned subsidiary of EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE:EME), a Fortune 500â company with over $4.7 billion in annual revenues and a global leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure, and facilities services. EMCOR gives life to new structures and sustains life in existing ones by its planning, installing, operating and maintaining the sophisticated and dynamic systems that create facility environments---such as electrical, mechanical, lighting, air conditioning, heating, security and power generation systems---in virtually every sector of the economy and for a diverse range of businesses around the world. EMCOR’s “knowledge in action” slogan reflects its rare combination of global reach with local execution, combining the strength of an industry leader with the knowledge and care of 26,000 skilled employees at 140 locations worldwide.
