Tag: SKANSKA USA

  • Skanska USA names Elizabeth Heider chief sustainability officer

    Elizabeth Heider Skanska USA announced it has promoted Elizabeth Heider to the new position of chief sustainability officer, effective January 1. In this role, she will lead Skanska’s efforts to work in ways that support the triple bottom line of sustainability — environmental, social and economic health.  Heider has a 12-year tenure with Skanska, primarily as senior vice…

  • Skanska drops U.S. Chamber membership over LEEDv4 battle

    Following a year of dispute, global construction and development firm Skanska USA unabashedly announced Tuesday that it has withdrawn its membership of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in protest. The company denounced the Chamber’s backing of a chemical industry-led initiative to effectively ban the future use of LEED for government buildings. The initiative, linked to lobbying…

  • What’s old is new (and green)

    Gerding Edlen’s office inside the renovated historic Meier & Frank warehouse, also home to Vestas’ global headquarters. Trends in sustainable construction are ever evolving as new technologies and more sustainable building materials are continuously being tested and introduced into the market. However, one of the biggest evolutions in sustainable construction has nothing to do with…

  • What’s old is new (and green)

    Gerding Edlen’s office inside the renovated historic Meier & Frank warehouse, also home to Vestas’ global headquarters. Trends in sustainable construction are ever evolving as new technologies and more sustainable building materials are continuously being tested and introduced into the market. However, one of the biggest evolutions in sustainable construction has nothing to do with…

  • Building bridges

    Photo credit Diana Rothery Skanska USA expresses its corporate commitment to the triple bottom line through its Sustainability Agenda. Th…