March 2008

GR&S Joins U.S. Green Building Council

RALEIGH (March 2008) – Geo. Raper & Son, Inc. (GR&S, Inc.), recently announced that the company has joined the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

The USGBC is a non-profit organization composed of leaders from across the building industry working to advance buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. Driving its mission to transform the built environment is the Council’s LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System™.  LEED is a third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.

"We are pleased to be members of the U.S. Green Building Council and support their commitment to transforming buildings and communities that are environmentally and socially responsible," said Steve Raper, vice president of GR&S, Inc. "As a company, we are taking a hands-on approach to green practices in the building industry. Not only does GR&S want to oversee and employ green programs for our clients, but we also want to continuously preserve our communities and environments.”

GR&S originated in 1972 as a family business in Elizabeth City, NC and has corporate headquarters located in Raleigh. GR&S operates as an unlimited, unclassified contractor with specialized expertise in utilities. With offices in both Elizabeth City and Raleigh, they focus on serving Central and Eastern North Carolina.

For more information about GR&S please visit, www.georaperandson.com.

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