Baltimore Green Construction
Baltimore Green Construction (BGC) is a green builder practicing residential and commercial construction in Baltimore, Maryland.
The firm led the design-build team for the Masonville Cove Environmental Education Center, a near-zero net energy environmental center on the banks of the Patapsco River. The building features passive solar heating, solar photovoltaics and solar hot water, advanced air sealing, and a ground source heat pump.[1]
The company also built the Herring Run Watershed Center, the first LEED-NC building in Baltimore City. The building received a Gold rating from the USGBC and features a green roof, composting toilet, energy efficient lighting and insulation, and tankless hot water.
In 2008, Baltimore Green Construction was named "Best Eco-Friendly Construction Company" by Powered by The People Magazine, which also named the Herring Run Watershed Center the "Best Energy Efficient Building".
BGC is currently designing/building and co-developing 35 affordable, green, universally-accessible homes in Howard County, Maryland for the Howard County Housing Authority.
Owners
- Prescott Gaylord, MS. Board Member of the Maryland Chapter of the USGBC.
- Brad Rogers, JD, MEM. Board Member of the Center for Watershed Protection.
References
- "Building Information". Masonville Cove Environmental Education Center (MCEEC). Masonville Cove. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
External links
- Baltimore Green Construction website
- Herring Run Watershed Association
- Baltimore Magazine Best of 2008
- Maryland Daily Record Article on Small Green Business
- Green Building Article in Style Magazine
- Maryland Daily Record 2008 Green Edition of SquareFeet. BGC Article on Page 12
- Baltimore Sun Article on Energy Savings
- Baltimore Sun Article on Businesses that Switch to Wind Power
- Baltimore Sun Article: Critic's Picks cites Herring Run Watershed Center
- Urbanite Article on Innovative Green Redevelopment