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• (October 2008) Access Living Headquarters earns Gold LEED Certification
  
  In late July, the U.S. Green Building Council awarded Access Living’s building at 115 West Chicago Avenue Gold LEED Certification. Gold LEED is a landmark sustainability award; the second highest rating a green building can receive. LEED is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance sustainable green buildings.
  

Josef L. Michuda, Executive Vice President
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• Access Living is a nationally renowned non-residential organization that provides services, programs and support to people with all types of disabilities. The building serves as headquarters for the renowned community organization and stands as a national model for the integration of Universal and Green design.
  
  Sustainable elements of Access Living’s building include:
  

  •	A green roof that includes vegetation that is native to the Chicago area and is self sustaining, using little or no irrigation, fertilizer or pesticides;
  •	Daylight harvesting, occupancy sensors and efficient lighting that reduce energy consumption by at least 25%;
  •	Natural daylight available to at least 75% of all occupied spaces;
  •	Shade and lighting controls automated with integration to daylight sensors;
  •	Low-emitting materials that eliminate air contaminants that may be irritating or harmful to the comfort of the occupants, including paint, adhesives, solvents and carpet;
  •	Proximity to multiple lines of accessible, public transportation.

  
  Michuda Construction was contracted to achieve a Silver LEED Certification. During the construction process, Michuda and the Access Living project team worked together to gain additional credits. The team achieved two additional construction credits - one innovation credit for doubling the local harvesting goal and another innovation credit for doubling the recycling goal. In addition to the innovation credits, water efficient landscaping with no potable use or irrigation, as well as water use reduction on site during construction helped the project team gain more credits in the water efficiency category. All of these additional credits enabled the team to achieve Gold LEED Certification status.
  
  
• (November 2008) Association of Licensed Architects (ALA) Design Awards Program - Silver Award for Access Living Headquarters.
  
  
• (November 2008) Jason Utah becomes LEED Accredited Professional
  
  Jason Utah, Assistant Estimator, recently passed the New Construction track of the LEED AP to become a LEED Accredited Professional. The accreditation is given by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI).
  
  LEED Accredited Professionals (LEED APs) are building industry professionals who have demonstrated a thorough understanding of green buildings and the LEED Green Building Rating System. The LEED AP credential indicates that Jason has the knowledge and skills to facilitate the LEED Certification process.
  
  
• (October 2008) All Michuda Construction, Inc. Project Managers receive American Society for Healthcare Engineering of the American Hospital Association (ASHE) Healthcare Construction Certificates
  
  All of Michuda’s Project Managers recently completed a three day seminar and received their Healthcare Construction Certificates from ASHE. This accomplishment demonstrates Michuda’s commitment and desire to improve our project management staff’s awareness, knowledge, and understanding of the healthcare construction environment, which thereby improves the quality of patient care.
  
  The American Society for Healthcare Engineering of the American Hospital Association (ASHE)’s mission and vision is dedicated to optimizing the healthcare physical environment and to engage stakeholders in the creation of the optimum healing healthcare environment.
  
  
• (July 2008) – Michuda Construction, Inc. completes new outpatient imaging center for Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. This new 8,500 SF imaging center provides patients state-of-the-art medical technologies that include an open MRI, PET CT Scan, Nuclear Medicine, and X-Ray machines.

• (July 2008) – Michuda Construction, Inc. will be attending the Purdue University Career Fair in September 2008.

• (July 7, 2008) - Michuda Construction, Inc. launches new website.

• (June 2008) – Michuda Construction, Inc. completes 10-year commitment to the endowment scholarship fund with the University of Notre Dame to promote racial and gender diversity benefitting students from the greater Chicago metropolitan area.

• (January 2008) - Michuda Construction, Inc. announces partnership with Advocate Charitable Foundation.

• (September 2007) - Michuda Construction, Inc. wins AIA Chicago 2007 Sustainable Design Honor Award for Access Living Headquarters in Chicago. Access Living Headquarters is a LEED Certified building.

• (September 2007) - Michuda Construction, Inc. wins Barrier Free Award for Access Living Headquarters. Access Living Headquarters is a LEED Certified building.

• (December 2005) - Michuda Construction, Inc. announces endowment with Purdue University that enhances racial and gender diversity in the professional construction industry.

• (April 2000) - Michuda Construction, Inc. wins Midwest Construction - Project of the Year 2000 for Walter Payton College Preparatory High School in Chicago, IL.

• (May 1999) - Michuda Construction, Inc. wins the sixth annual award for 1999 in the small business category for the Illinois Family Business of the Year. This recognition is bestowed by Loyola University Chicago Family Business Center and is sponsored by Harris Bank.