May 16 2012
Granite Construction Incorporated recently joined the Sustainability Infrastructure Advisory Board (SIAB) at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design (GSD) to help develop and promote a rating system to measure the sustainability of infrastructure projects nationwide.
This rating system will provide valuable insight to Granite’s customers and project teams by providing a method for evaluating the viability and longevity of sustainable infrastructure projects. SIAB is a part of the Zofnass Program for Sustainable Infrastructure.
“As infrastructure sustainability becomes increasingly important to cities, counties and states, the need for project owners, designers and contractors to implement a recognized rating system has risen to the forefront,” said Geoff Boraston, director of environmental affairs for Granite Construction. “Our involvement with SIAB will support our customers and projects in meeting their sustainability goals.”
Granite was chosen to participate on the advisory board because of its knowledge and experience in leading sustainable infrastructure initiatives. Granite currently maintains one of the only infrastructure sustainability plans in the nation.“As a leading infrastructure contractor, Granite is a valuable member of our advisory board,” said Dr. Andreas Georgoulias, Harvard GSD faculty and research director of the Zofnass Program for Sustainable Infrastructure. “We are thrilled to have them as a member of our organization.”
About Granite: Granite is one of the nation's leading infrastructure contractors and is member of the S&P 400 Midcap Index, the FTSE KLD 400 Social Index and the Russell 2000 Index. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Granite is one of the nation's largest diversified heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers serving public- and private-sector clients nationwide. In addition, Granite has one of the oldest and most robust ethics and compliance programs in the industry and has been recognized by the Ethisphere™ Institute as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for three years in a row. For more information please visit www.graniteconstruction.com