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It has been a pleasure working with both Shawn and Chad on the USGBC Cincinnati Board of Directors, and I gladly recommend them.  Their knowledge and skill would greatly benefit any client that considers sustainability an important factor for their decision making.    

When we bought a tired 90 year-old industrial building in Over the Rhine in 2000, we hired an architect who was unable to meet deadlines. Fortunately, after a careful search, we discovered Jim Cheng. Jim’s ability to quickly understand our program for the building and just as quickly get us back on schedule was a welcome relief. Our requirements were complex: space that would not only safely and attractively accommodate an after-school arts program for 5-10 year old city kids, but also provide the children and their caregivers alike, a sense of being special in a special place. Additionally, we needed space on the first floor for administrative offices that could also serve as the offices for our Foundation. This required an esthetically pleasing environment that appropriately represents the kind of support provided by the Foundation. The result is offices-including a conference room-that are sleek, contemporary and a good background for the art in this area-exactly what we wanted.

You (Alan Hautman) have consistently exceeded my expectations as well as those attributes that the Corps typically evaluates. I have always enjoyed our working relationship which is marked by honestly and integrity as well as the knowledge and expertise of your entire staff. On any given project you have found the one true innovation to success for our military customers that go beyond the standards of quality, schedule and budget.

In each instance related to Shawn’s teaching over the past 5 years, I have been impressed by his thorough knowledge of USGBC and LEED. Because of his passion for green building, Shawn is at the same time engaged and engaging, humble but confident, articulate but a great listener, and an inspiring speaker and person.  In summary, I can only speak of Shawn in the very highest of terms, and it has been my great honor to know him as a friend and USGBC colleague.

I wanted to personally thank you (Chad Edwards) for all your efforts on the University of Cincinnati’s Campus Recreation Center while employed at your previous firm. Your fortitude and pursuit for accuracy and completeness proved essential to the LEED Certification process of the Recreation Center, our most complex project to date.