During SDC’s twelfth year delivering highest-quality LEED project submissions, GBCI, USGBC’s certification arm, recognized the firm as a LEED Proven Provider for the Building Design and Construction rating system family! This designation had recently been developed to streamline the LEED project review process for experienced organizations that demonstrate consistent excellence in administering LEED projects. LEED Proven Provider was designed to encourage and reward high-quality LEED project submissions to minimize the need for additional work during the project review process. It represented an opportunity for SDC and LEED reviewers to work together to enhance the LEED certification experience. That same year, SDC was proud to begin serving as part of the team of experts providing project review services to GBCI! As a contracted Review Team for GBCI, SDC provides third-party technical reviews for domestic and international LEED projects under the Building Design and Construction rating system family. This combination of engagements has simultaneously benefitted both entities ever since, allowing SDC to further invest in quality control and continuous improvement, while allowing GBCI technical staff more opportunities for direct engagement with SDC’s field expertise.