The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is the nation's leading coalition of corporations, builders, universities, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations working together to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable, and healthy places to live and work. USGBC created LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System as a standard that measures sustainability for buildings. A point system was established in six categories, which include sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality, and innovation and design process.

John A. Jurgiel & Associates, Inc. has developed and implemented a testing procedure for LEED EQ Credit 3.2 to measure the indoor environmental quality for several projects throughout the country. By measuring for respirable particulate, carbon monoxide, total volatile organic compounds, 4-phenylcyclohexene, and formaldehyde, as well as the common IAQ parameters of carbon dioxide, relative humidity, and temperature, John A. Jurgiel & Associates, Inc. has complimented the design work by confirming the desired results, and achieving additional credits.

John A. Jurgiel & Associates, Inc. has also conducted testing of building materials to be recycled for asbestos, lead, PCBs, mercury, and other hazardous materials to ensure proper regulatory compliance. Recycling of potentially contaminated building materials can create a worse environmental hazard, leading to potentially expensive cleanup and negative publicity. Special consideration should be given to the previous use of the property, especially for former industrial sites.

John A. Jurgiel & Associates, Inc. was also pleased to be part of the effort at the Alberici Corporation Headquarters building in St Louis, Missouri, which attained Platinum designation for a green building, which is one of only six buildings in the world to attain the Platinum designation.