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Sustainable Masonry Certification Program Reviews

IMI delivers the Sustainable Masonry Certification Program all over the country, helping contractors be valuable contributors to green projects.

“This will help our business through the value engineering service we give architects and landscape architects.”
—Bill McConnell, Architectural Paving & Stone
Weymouth, MA

“It will help when bidding and producing paperwork.”
—Mike Pizzotti, Pizzotti Brothers, Inc.
Everett, MA

“It will help communicating with LEED APs in our client base.”
—Paulette Condell, NER Construction Management, Inc.
Wilmington, MA

“[It helped with] awareness of the paperwork involved. It will facilitate my job.”
—Mike Costa, Costa Bros. Masonry Inc.
Fairhaven, MA

“It will help us manage projects.”
—Joe Goncalves, Phoenix Bay State Construction Company
Boston, MA

“It is essential to business continuation into the next decade.”
—David Anderson, Eastern Repair & Waterproofing, Inc.
Providence, RI

“More projects are implementing these requirements. We will be able to bid them more competitively.”
—Jim Etheridge, The Waterproofing Company, Inc.
Boston, MA

“[It] will help to convince customers to invest more in the building envelope because it is an energy efficient solution that will save you money.”
—Jeremiah Carlson, J Carlson & Son’s Concrete & Masonry Restoration
Anoka, MN

“If I see a LEED project, I will go after it… knowing what needs to be done to have a successful project.”
—Erik Peterson, Hollenback & Nelson
Coon Rapids, MN

“Three best strategies to implement - share this info with staff, review bidding documents, review procurement practices.”
—Tom Kromroy, Advanced Masonry Restoration
St. Paul, MN

“I learned how masonry affects LEED points on the inside of a building.”
—Dan Cacka, Steenberg Watrud Construction
Inver Grove Heights, MN

“I will pay more attention to project specifications and have more discussions with our crews.”
—David Greske, Stretar Masonry
Duluth, MN

“After working on many LEED projects, I am amazed at how much information I learned in this class. Every contractor that plans on doing a LEED project needs to attend this program.”
—Dave Sherman, BREND Contracting Co., Inc.
Shelby Twp., MI

“The class had numerable insights into how masonry affects the LEED process. The actions of many foot soldiers like myself will contribute to solutions the designers are seeking.”
—Paul E. Koch, Koch Masonry, Inc.
Dexter, MI

“I wish I had taken this course a week earlier. It would have helped me beat a non-union bidder.”
—Kevin Ryan, President, Masonry Developers, Inc.
Rochester, MI

“Very informative…I left there with a new outlook on how to handle my LEED submittals for future projects.”
—Joe Acchione, Speranza Brickwork, Inc.
Whitehouse Station, NJ

“Working on a project going for LEED certification is inevitable…..this program has prepared us well!”
—John Scrofani J., Scrofani Construction Corp.
Clifton, NJ

“The class was extremely beneficial. It was a GREAT introduction into LEED. I highly recommend contractors take [it].”
—Fred Innamorato, President, Foti Contracting
Wickliffe, OH

“The amount of material covered…was phenomenal. This program was more than worth the time invested for showing me how the green requirements fit in throughout the entire construction process.”
—Rita Craig, Allegheny Installations Co., Inc.,
Pittsburgh

“ IMI is not only a tremendous resource for contractors, but the design community as well.”
—Fred Kinateder, Jr., Project Manager/Estimator, Kinateder Masonry
Waukesha,WI

“I got a lot better understanding of the point and purpose. It was a lot of information in a short amount of time. I can use it to market our services.”
—Rick Kelly, President, Complete Masonry Services
Yorktown, IN

“This is a very important issue for the masonry industry. I think this will help me educate our suppliers and staff. In a lot of ways we are already green, and it is more of getting the message out to the design community so that they can use more of what we have to offer.”
—Ron Adams, Vice President, Cascade Construction Company, Inc.
Seattle