Boyd Technician Elected Treasurer of USGBC-Missouri Heartland Chapter

April 2, 2009 - PRLog -- Springfield, MO — Boyd technician Michael Castleberry was elected Treasurer of the U.S. Green Building Council-Missouri Heartland Chapter (USGBC).

The USGBC is a coalition of building industry professionals who promote the way buildings and communities are designed, built, and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment.

Castleberry is a Boyd DirectAssistance™ technician, and joined the Boyd team two years ago. Along with spearheading Boyd’s Blast/Impact Division, Castleberry creates in-house training programs and educational programs and materials for Boyd’s customers and is a LEED Green Building Rating System™ advisor.

For more information about Boyd, visit: www.boydaluminum.com

For more information about the U.S. Green Building Council, visit: www.usgbc.org

For more information about U.S. Green Building Council LEED, visit: www.usgbc.org

About Boyd

Boyd designs, engineers, and produces high-efficiency aluminum windows for commercial, renovation, and historic building projects. Boyd’s line of window systems include projected, single- and double-hung, casement, slider, and fixed in standard, blast-rated, and impact-rated versions.

About U.S. Green Building Council

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a non-profit organization committed to expanding sustainable building practices. USGBC is composed of more than 15,000 organizations from across the building industry working to advance structures that are environmentally responsible, profitable, and healthy places to live and work.

About LEED® Green Building Rating System™

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a voluntary, consensus-based national rating system for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings.  Developed by USGBC, LEED addresses all building types and emphasizes state-of-the-art strategies for sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials and resources selection, and indoor environmental quality. LEED is a practical rating tool for green building design and construction that provides immediate and measurable results for building owners and occupants.

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Boyd designs, engineers, and produces high-efficiency aluminum windows for commercial, renovation, and historic building projects. Boyd’s line of window systems include projected, single- and double-hung, casement, slider, and fixed in standard, blast-rated, and impact-rated versions.