Green Development and Construction Program

The WMRC Green Development and Construction Program offers environmental assistance and education to Illinois developers and builders of residential, commercial, and industrial facilities. The program addresses workable, cost-effective, sustainable construction alternatives through a variety of services provided by WMRC's staff of engineers and scientists and partner organizations.

Mission Statement

WMRC will be a resource for environmentally sustainable construction and development. As a resource, WMRC will provide information and technical assistance on issues such as lighting and energy management, pollution prevention, waste management, and process efficiency to residential and commercial designers, builders, realtors, private citizens and industrial manufacturers of building materials.

Core Values

• To provide knowledge about green building concepts and principles.
• To address construction waste management and recycling issues.
• To identify markets for recycled construction materials.
• To form partnerships with other change agents to increase the comfort level of builders and designers regarding green construction.
• To promote high quality construction through Best Management Practices (BMPs).
• To provide regulatory information and assistance regarding construction activities.

Program Services

Green Building
WMRC engineers will assist developers and builders in the consideration of sustainable building alternatives that can be considered along with the reuse of demolition material.

Waste Management Planning
WMRC will assist clients to identify the components of jobsite waste streams, understand the conditions affecting waste management decisions, and establish plans to reduce, recycle or reuse construction and demolition waste.

Construction and Demolition Waste
WMRC can help builders find viable sources for recycling construction waste, establishing job-site recycling programs or finding waste recycling firms in your county that offer unique construction contracts.

Sustainable Energy
WMRC engineers are Certified Energy Managers (CEM) capable of assessing the effective use of building energy to increase profits, reduce costs, and improve competitiveness. An Energy Assessment focuses on reducing energy usage and developing methods to monitor, measure, report, and manage building energy consumption. WMRC can also help existing facilities such as schools, office buildings, and job shops with lighting requirements through an assessment of current lighting systems and by providing information on energy efficient lighting systems.

Regulatory Issues
WMRC engineers are versed in both federal and state environmental regulations pertaining to various industries including the construction industry. WMRC can assist developers and builders to ensure that all environmental requirements are meet including air, water and land permits and waste management planning.

To find out how to receive these services contact WMRC at 217-333-8940 or email us at kbarnes@wmrc.uiuc.edu