KU Resources has been named one of the Best Places to Work in PA for 2011.  The company was honored at the Best Places to Work in PA awards banquet on Thursday, December 1, at the Lancaster County Convention Center in Lancaster, PA.  The company ranked #29 in the small/medium-sized company category.   This statewide survey and awards program was designed to identify, recognize, and honor the best places of employment in Pennsylvania, benefiting the state's economy, its workforce, and businesses. The Best Places to Work in PA list is made up of 100 companies split into two groups:  small/medium-sized companies and large-sized companies based upon the number of employees.     --------------------------------------------     Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting   Does your facility meet the applicability criteria for (see 40 CFR Part 98)? Does your facility fall into a listed source category with required mandatory reporting, regardless of the quantity of your facility GHG emissions? Does your facility fall into a listed source category with a GHG emission threshold equal to or exceeding 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (MT CO2e)? Independent of applicability to a listed source category, does your facility operate stationary combustion equipment with cumulative heat input capacity ≥30 MM Btu/hr, and emit ≥25,000 MT CO2e? Read more >>      --------------------------------------------     KU Resources is pleased to announce that Mark Urbassik recently became qualified as a LEED® Accredited Professional for Neighborhood Development. The Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) designates these specialists through established standards of expertise, experience, and knowledge, measured through written exams. These accredited professionals are recognized as having the particular skills necessary to incorporate energy efficiency and environmentally friendly practices into community development projects. Some of these practices include strategically placing buildings to minimize vehicle usage, reusing existing land and buildings, designing communities that promote the reduction of energy and resource usage, and emphasizing developments as mixed-use.   Being the first LEED AP ND in Western Pennsylvania, Mark now has the capabilities to offer our community development clients: Advice on the LEED-ND Rating System LEED-ND Project Registration Prerequisite or Credit Interpretation Rulings from GBCI LEED-ND Certification Strategies If you have any questions or need more information on this new capability, please contact KU Resources at (412) 469-9331 to see how we can better serve your development needs.