Cahill Contractors, Inc. is ready to help facilitate sustainable buildings projects, including providing the necessary documentation during a LEED™ certification process.

Cahill Involvement

• Cahill supports continuing education on brownfields development, sustainable materials, energy efficiency, and environmental protection.
• Cahill researches and facilitates recycling and salvage of materials during demolition and construction to meet Owner and Architect requirements.
• Cahill participates in panel discussions / presentations on sustainable construction, and energy efficiency for HVAC systems.
• Cahill participates in quarterly roundtable meetings at San Francisco Mayor's Office of Housing on Green Building with several Non-Profit Housing Organizations.
• Cahill attends an annual international seminar on environmental design and construction (The USGBC GreenBuild Conference).
• Cahill assisted in the writing of the Alameda County Waste Management Authority Multi Family Green Building Guidelines as a technical review consultant.

Cahill Experience

Completed Experience:

• Accreditation received for the following projects:
  
  
  • Folsom / Dore Apartments, LEED™ Silver NC (New Construction).
  • Head Royce School (New Upper School), LEED™ Gold NC (New Construction).
  • Tassafaronga Village, LEED™ ND (Neighborhood Development) Gold Plan and LEED™ For Homes Platinum.
  • Bishop Swing Community House, LEED™ For Homes (Pilot Program).
  • Oakland Museum Of California (Phase 1), LEED™ Silver NC (New Construction).
  • David Brower Center, LEED™ Platinum NC (New Construction).
  • Oxford Plaza and The Coronet / Institute On Aging, certified by Build it Green.
  • Bishop Swing Community House, Arnett Watson Apartments, 10th & Mission Family Housing, and Oxford Plaza certified by the Green Communities.
• Pending accreditation for the following projects:
  
  
  • Oakland Museum Of California (Phases 1.5 & 2) – Goal: LEED™ Commercial Interiors.
  • Drs. Julian & Raye Richardson Apartments – Goal: Build It Green.

We are currently in Construction on the following projects:

• Hunters View (Phase I), Redevelopment of a 22.5 acre site into approximately 700 units of public and market rate housing in San Francisco – Goal: LEED™ ND (Neighborhood Development), Green Communities, and Build It Green.
• USF Center For Science & Innovation, New State of the Art Science Building – Goal: LEED™ Gold.
• Veterans Commons, Adaptive Reuse of existing Historic Building in San Francisco – Goal: Build It Green.
• 220 Golden Gate Avenue, Apartments for Low Income Residents (Renovation) in San Francisco – Goal: Green Communities.
• Buck Institute, Office / Lab Building in Novato – Goal: LEED™ Silver NC (New Construction)

We are currently in Preconstruction on the following projects:

• Spring Lake Village (West Grove), Senior Independent Living in Santa Rosa – Goal: LEED™ For Homes.
• Spring Lake Village (Main Campus), Fitness Building in Santa Rosa - Goal: LEED™ NC (New Construction).
• Rosa Parks II Senior Housing, Affordable Senior Housing in San Francisco - Goal: Build it Green
• 1075 Le Conte Family Apartments, Family Rental Housing for formerly Homeless in San Francisco – Goal: Build It Green.
• Phelan Loop, Housing for Low-Income Families & Transitional Aged Youth in San Francisco – Goal: Build It Green, maybe LEED™.
• Rene Cazenave Apartments, Supportive Housing & Associated Services Space in San Francisco – Goal: Build It Green.
• Broadway & Sansome Apartments, Affordable Family Apartments in San Francisco – Goal: Build It Green Multifamily Guidelines, maybe LEED.

Other achievements:

• Brower Center: 2010 Savings By Design Energy Efficiency Integrated, Merit Award for Innovative Building Design.
• Tassafaronga Village: 2010 Gold Nugget Award of Merit, Green Sustainable Community of the Year.
• Head Royce School: 2009 California Wood Design Awards, Special Recognition, Green Building Category.
• Mission Creek Senior Housing: 2009 MetLife Foundation, Award of Excellence in Affordable Housing, Focus on Green Senior Housing
• Folsom Dore Apartments: 2006 San Francisco AIA Design Honor Award, Energy & Sustainability.
• North Beach Housing: 2005 Award of Excellence, Green Roof from Environmental Building News.
• Bay Area Discovery Museum: 2005 Preservation Design Award from California Preservation Foundation.

Cahill Professionals

Cahill supports accreditation/certification for its employees, and is proud to count 30 accredited LEED™ Professionals & 5 Certified Green building Professionals among its staff.

Cahill Professionals have an understanding of the green building certification process. Read the Testimonies from our Clients.