U.S. Green Building Council Conference
Eric Burkey and Matt Forrer, Burkey’s two LEED accredited professionals, are attending the U.S. Green Building Council’s conference held in Boston, Massachusetts. They are attending classes such as Measuring Green Building Performance, Ecological Wastewater & Stormwater Management, and Naturally Ventilated Buildings, as well as reviewing new LEED certified products.

Berks County Community Foundation and Community Conference Center
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Construction of the new LEED-certified headquarters for The Berks County Community Foundation and Community Conference Center began this Fall with Burkey Construction Co. and Alvin H. Butz, Inc. forming a joint venture to act as Construction Manager. The facility is located at the corner of Third and Court Streets in downtown Reading.

The Foundation’s goal is to construct a facility that sets an example of environmental stewardship and to create a structure that is LEED-certified. LEED is an accreditation process designed by the U.S. Green Building Council, which honors the construction of buildings that are healthier for the environment and for the people who live and work in them. These structures are referred to as “green” buildings. The facility will consist of a Community Conference Center on the first floor, the Foundation’s offices on the second floor, and tenant and expansion space on the third floor. Upon completion, the structure will represent the first LEED-certified office facility in Berks County.

Lancaster Laboratories Addition
Burkey Construction Co. recently completed construction of a 50,000 square foot, three-story building addition to Lancaster Laboratories’ South Campus facility in New Holland, PA. The building addition matches the existing building on the campus. Lancaster Labs is the largest contract lab in the country.

Construction Completed on R/C Theatres in Reading PA
Construction of the R/C Theatre, located at 30 N. Second Street in Downtown Reading, was completed in August 2008. The 11-screen movie complex, which includes an IMAX large-scale movie theater, is the largest theatre in Berks County. The 1,700-seat movie complex is equipped with digital sound and pictures.

GoggleWorks Apartments
Construction of the GoggleWorks Apartments will begin in the winter of 2008/2009. The facility is located at 135 Washington Street in downtown Reading, adjacent to the GoggleWorks Art Center. The upscale facility is a five-story structure rising diagonally from the northwest corner of Second and Washington Streets to Pear Street, and consists of 59 apartments above an 80-car partial underground parking level, and includes a gym. The one and two-bedroom apartments are sized at 1,000 square feet and 1,250 square feet, respectively. The first floor apartments closest to Washington Street will look out onto a landscaped terrace, while the higher apartments will have views of the Schuylkill River.