Paint Your Heart Out Tampa

Great Job!

GLE’s Tampa office participated in it’s fourth year of PYHOT this past Saturday. PYHOT “is a city-wide program that enables citizens, businesses, clubs and organizations to lend a helping hand to low-income, elderly citizens in our community.” Each year volunteers paint 100 homes around Hillsborough County, helping to revitalize local neighborhoods. PYHOT is a very rewarding experience, . . . → Read More: Paint Your Heart Out Tampa

Zora Neale Hurston Branch Addition Complete

Ribbon Cutting

Mr. Richard Calise, Manager of Orlando Operations attended St. Lucie County’s Zora Neale Hurston Branch Ribbon Cutting this past week. GLE served as the Architect of Record for the addition to the Zora Neale Library. Originally built in 1980, the library was designed to be completed in two phases. The new addition was designed to match . . . → Read More: Zora Neale Hurston Branch Addition Complete

GLE Participates in their 3rd Annual Great Air Potato Race

GLE's Third Annual Air Potato Race

GLE’s Gainesville office participated in the Annual Great Air Potato Race. This is GLE’s third year participating in this event. Over 1,000 volunteers removed:

4,477 lbs of air potatoes
2,370 lbs of invasive plants
One 20-yard construction dumpster of trash

Each year the amount of air potato collected is less than the year before. Showing volunteers that their efforts are . . . → Read More: GLE Participates in their 3rd Annual Great Air Potato Race

Construction Complete on Broadway Apartments

Broadway Apartments - After

Derek Weaver, RA, NCARB, LEED AP – Project Manager

GLE’s Manager of Architectural Services, Derek Weaver, recently attended a ribbon cutting for the City of Ft. Myers Housing Authority’s Broadway Apartments. GLE was hired in 2010 to provide A/E renovations for the Broadway Apartments. These two 20-unit buildings underwent complete renovation and modernization. This LEED . . . → Read More: Construction Complete on Broadway Apartments

GLE Attends PHADA Conference

Craig Gardei, AIA, LEED AP

GLE’s Craig Gardei attended the 2012 Public Housing Authorities Directors Association (PHADA) Commissioners’ Conference this week in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Mr. Gardei gave a presentation on HUD’s new Green Physical Needs Assessment (GPNA) tool. The presentation covered:

_HUD’s expectation for each Public Housing Authority
_A brief explanation of the tool’s development
_A basic overview including information related to: Sustainability, . . . → Read More: GLE Attends PHADA Conference

GLE Ranks in Top 25 for Environmental Consulting

GLE made the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s “Book of Lists” top 25 Environmental Consulting firms, GLE ranked 15, up 6 spots from . . . → Read More: GLE Ranks in Top 25 for Environmental Consulting

Christmas Angels

GLE 2011 Christmas Angels

GLE’s Tampa office once again held their annual Christmas Angel’s philanthropy event this year. GLE sponsored two families in need from a local school board by donating items on their Santa Wish List. . . . → Read More: Christmas Angels

Daniel’s Play-Day

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GLE partnered with the Jacksonville Spine Center last Saturday to host a Play-Day at Daniel in Jacksonville. The Daniel Kids Foundation is a multi-service agency that assists troubled youth and their families with a variety of innovative and nationally recognized programs. Daniel helps an average of 1,000 abandoned, abused and neglected youth each day. GLE employees . . . → Read More: Daniel’s Play-Day

GLE’s Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive

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GLE’s annual Thanksgiving food drive kicked off this week in Tampa, FL! The drive will last for two weeks and GLE will donate all goods to Metropolitan Ministries. Check back to watch our donations grow and grow!

Kick off!

Week 2

End of . . . → Read More: GLE’s Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive

Mercury Containing Athletic Flooring

Edmund Smith

GLE has completed assessment studies and removal oversight at three (3) public universities within Florida and Georgia, where mercury-containing rubber flooring on gymnasium floors was present. The objective during these evaluations was to determine removal methodologies that would protect the personnel completing the removal, future occupants of the space, and the environment. . . . → Read More: Mercury Containing Athletic Flooring