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Casey Reddy, a Mechanical Designer at the firm has recently earned his Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Professional Accreditation. LEED promotes a whole building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality. The LEED rating system was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as a benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance buildings.
The firm currently has three LEED Accredited Professionals on staff. The accreditation is achieved by successfully passing an exam administered by the USGBC whereby individuals must exhibit a thorough understanding of green building practices and principles, and familiarity with LEED requirements, resources, and processes.
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 In June, as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day.
No man can heed all of these anniversaries; no man can ignore all of them.
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Registered Landscape Architect Added to Staff
Kathy Trejo, Registered Landscape Architect has recently joined the firm. In 1992 Kathy earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Landscape Architecture from The Ohio State University. She received national accreditation for Therapeutic Garden Design in 2007 from the Chicago Botanic Gardens. Kathy brings 18 years experience in Landscape Architeure to the firm; including prior work at NBBJ in Columbus, Ohio - an international design firm, as well as Manbeck Nurseries in New Knoxville, Ohio. She was an adjunct professor of design at The Ohio State University from 1999 - 2000.
Kathy is a St. Henry, Ohio native currently relocating to the area from Columbus, Ohio. She joins a staff of 29 employees which includes architects, engineers, designers, planners, and technical personnel serving public and private clients throughout midwest Ohio.
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Business Women Recognized at Garmann/Miller
Women account for 46.5 percent of the total U.S. labor force and are projected to account for 47 percent of the labor force in 2016. At Garmann/Miller women account for 38 percent of the firm's staff. With this information, it seemed appropriate to recognize the women who contribute to our firm. Seated in the front row from left: Gina Frick, Architect; Cally Breese, Designer; Julie Sabourin, Architect. Back row from left: Laura Little, Designer; Elaine Ahrns, Human Resources; Cindy Pottkotter, CAD Operator; Kasey Corbet, Designer; Mandy Niekamp, Designer; Heather Schwendeman, Office Manager; and Juliana Brown, Office Assistant.
The Center for Women's Business Research reports the following on women in business:
- 10.1 million firms are owned by women (50% or more), employing more than 13 million people, and generating $1.9 trillion in sales as of 2008.
- Three quarters of all women-owned businesses are majority owned by women (51% or more), for a total of 7.2 million firms, employing 7.3 million people, and generating $1.1 trillion in sales.
- One in five firms with revenue of $1 million or more is woman-owned.
- 3% of all women-owned firms have revenues of $1 million or more compared with 6% of men-owned firms.
- Women business owners are nearly twice as likely as men business owners to intend to pass the business on to a daughter or daughters (37% vs. 19%)
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Who is NAWIC?  The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) originally began as Women in Construction of Fort Worth, Texas. It was founded in 1953 by 16 women working in the construction industry. Knowing that women represented only a small fraction of the construction industry, the founders organized NAWIC to create a support network. Women in Construction of Fort Worth was so successful that it gained its national charter in 1955 and became the National Association of Women in Construction.
NAWIC has a membership of more than 5,500 with approximately 160 chapters in almost every U.S. state. Since 1966, NAWIC has seen its Core Purpose grow worldwide and has International Affiliation Agreements with the Canadian Association of Women in Construction, NAWIC-Australia, NAWIC-New Zealand, NAWIC-United Kingdom and South African Women in Construction. In NAWIC's 54 years of service to its membership, NAWIC has advanced the causes of all women in construction, from tradeswomen to business owners.
Since 2003, the number of women employed in the construction industry has steadily increased. As of Dec. 31, 2007, an average of 1,119,000 women were employed in various occupation sectors of the construction industry. Women now make up about nine percent of the construction industry in the whole United States.
If you want to discover what NAWIC is all about, look no further than its chapters. NAWIC chapters are made up of enthusiastic, working women in construction who are excited about the industry. Chapter members translate their enthusiasm to different projects in which they are involved, from building new homes with Habitat for Humanity and renovating historical sites to sponsoring Career Days events in communities and publishing a Construction Dictionary. To locate a chapter near you, visit www.nawic.org
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Garmann/Miller Architects-Engineers
38 S. Lincoln Drive
P.O. Box 71
Minster, Ohio 45865
Ph: (419) 628-4240
Fx: (419) 628-4299
Directions: Garmann/Miller Architects-Engineers, Inc. is located just 15 minutes off I-75. Take route 119 west to the first stop light in Minster, go straight, first street to your left...you are there. |
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