Weaver Cooke has made an unprecedented commitment to becoming the industry’s leader in sustainable construction. We have embraced green building as part of our corporate culture and have worked hard to build a solid foundation of expertise in green building techniques. At Weaver Cooke, we know it is our responsibility to be good stewards of the environment.

Environmental Mission Statement
Weaver Cooke Construction is committed to minimizing our negative impact on the environment by embracing environmentally responsible design and construction practices and educating the greater community about environmental stewardship.

Environmental Policy
Weaver Cooke Construction is committed to the following:

• Encouraging clients to embrace Sustainable Design, including Energy Star and LEED certifications
  
• Preventing pollution through erosion control and waste management plans
  
• Conserving resources by purchasing materials with recycled content and purchasing local materials when possible
  
• Conserving energy by constructing buildings with well insulated skins and energy efficient systems
  
• Maintaining healthy indoor environments for our staff, subcontractors, and future occupants of the buildings we build through construction techniques that preserve indoor air quality
  
• Communicating our environmental policy to employees, subcontractors, owners and the public to educate them regarding environmental awareness and stewardship
  
• Complying with local, state and federal regulations.

Weaver Cooke strives to incorporate sustainable construction techniques in all of our projects in order to provide our clients with the most healthy, cost-effective, and energy-efficient buildings possible. To that end, we have developed several relationships that allow us to better address our clients’ environmental needs:

• U.S. Green Building Council Member - The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a 501(c)(3) non profit composed of leaders from every sector of the building industry working to promote buildings and communities that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. Please visit the Piedmont Triad Chapter of the USGBC at www.piedmonttriadncchapterusgbc.org
• LEED – "The LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green building"developed LEED and continue to contribute to its evolution. Weaver Cooke has LEED Accredited Professionals on staff. Weaver Cooke’s Headquarters is LEED Gold Certified.
• North Carolina Sustainable Business Council, Sustainable North Carolina - Sustainable North Carolina (SNC) is a nonprofit focused on promoting and enabling practices that optimize economics, communities and natural systems. Founded in 1998 as Save Our State, the organization started as a moderate voice working with the business community, policymakers, farmers, environmentalists and concerned citizens to develop practical solutions to environmental issues.
• Advanced Energy – The region’s leading authority on sustainable materials and construction practices, Advanced Energy reviews the initial plans for selected Weaver Cooke projects….at our expense. The firm then makes suggestions for alternative materials, systems or procedures that will increase the facility’s sustainability.
  

In addition, Weaver Cooke employs a full-time Director of Sustainable Construction to oversee our LEED projects, develop training programs in sustainable construction for our employees, and further develop our environmental policies and procedures.

For details on some of Weaver Cooke's projects which incorporate LEED or other High-Performance Standards, please click on the links below:

Weaver Cooke Construction Corporate Headquarters - Greensboro, North Carolina
Proximity Hotel - Greensboro, North Carolina
Warren Wilson College Fortune Property Residence Hall - Swannanoa, North Carolina
Greenbridge Mixed Use Development - Chapel Hill, NC
Johnson’s Modern Electric Headquarters - East Bend, NC
UNC Wilmington Seahawk Crossing - Wilmington NC
The Griffin Apartments - Asheville, North Carolina
SkySail Luxury Condominiums - New Bern, North Carolina