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DPR exists to build great things great relationships, great projects and great green teams. Leading the forward-thinking company’s national green building services, Ted van der Linden, Director of Sustainable Construction and a Senior Preconstruction Manager for DPR, offers a tremendous wealth of expertise in all phases of commercial, industrial and sustainable construction. With more than 22 years of experience, van der Linden serves on the national Board of Directors for the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and is an active leader of the USGBC’s Northern California Chapter Board of Directors. With the highest percent of LEEDÒ-accredited professionals on staff among than any other general contractor in the nation (198 and counting to date), DPR specializes in technically challenging and sustainable projects across the country, including its own Sacramento office building that achieved Silver certification for new construction and gold certification for commercial interiors. The first privately owned LEEDÒ-certified building in California’s Central Valley, the 52,300-sq.-ft. building will reduce water use by more than 45 percent, saving more than 267,000 gallons of potable water per year. DPR also anticipates that the additional $85,112 outlay, including architect and engineer design fees, on the $6.2 million facility will generate more than $450,000 in overall energy, water and maintenance savings over a ten year period. | 