2018 Spinnaker News
- Spinnaker Group Sails in New and Familiar Direction -- Sale of Green Building Consulting Company Announced (December 2018)
- Broward County Judicial Complex, Midrise Full Building Renovation Project, Achieves Prestigious LEED Gold
Certification (November 2018) - Spinnaker's Burgess Selected for International WELL Building Institute 2018 Leadership Recognition Award (November 2018)
- Spinnaker's Burgess Recognized by AIA (October 2018)





Spinnaker in the News
Richard Branson said
"Publicity is absolutely
critical. A good PR story
is more effective than
a front-page ad."
Considering the Spinnaker
Group's many accomplishments and collaborations, it's not suprising that we generate conversation. After all, Spinnaker's services and our clients' buildings and projects affect consumers and their families, communities, and the entire world! And that makes for interesting stories! Below you will find just a few highlights.
USGBC News:
- Equity Summit
- Living Standard Toolkit
- Healthy Economy Commitment
~ USGBC's inaugural Equity Summit
(which Spinnaker Group attended)
featured robust discussion about how
the green building community can
pursue social equity outcomes.
(which Spinnaker Group attended)
featured robust discussion about how
the green building community can
pursue social equity outcomes.
~ USGBC's Living Standard Toolkit is
designed to provide community members with tools to carry the Living Standard message to expand the conversation around sustainability.
designed to provide community members with tools to carry the Living Standard message to expand the conversation around sustainability.
~ If you believe (as does Spinnaker Group) that healthy people in healthy places equals a healthy economy, encourage elected leaders to take action on key green building policy priorities by signing USGBC's Healthy Economy Commitment.


2019 Spinnaker News
- Spinnaker Group Joins IWBI as Keystone Member (November 2019)
- Spinnaker Group Announces Executive Promotion -- Ernesto Collazo to Vice-President of Commissioning (October 2019)
- Spinnaker Group Projects Shine at USGBC Florida's GalaVerde Celebration (October 2019)
- UM Business School Achieves LEED Gold EBOM Certification (August 2019)
- Hink Retirement Party Honors Spinnaker Founders (May 2019)
- The Next Generation of LEED: v4 (February 2019)

2020 Spinnaker News
- Spinnaker Group Reaches 150th LEED Certified Project (December 2020)
- Miami Worldcenter Achieves Prestigious LEED ND Silver Pre-Certification (December 2020)
- Margaret Fitzsimons, Spinnaker's Vice President of Sustainability, spoke on "Strategies from the WELL Building Standard to support in the fight against COVID-19” at AIA Miami’s Design Technology Expo Virtual (December 3)
- Spinnaker President Jonathan Burgess was a guest panelist at the Urbanism Summit's discussion concerning Health and Architecture in a Pandemic Era (December 3)
- Sustainable Architecture Interview -- Spinnaker Group's Jesse Rittenhouse Interviewed by CADA (November 2020)
- Veterans Day -- Thanks to Our Troops and Green Veterans (November 2020)
- Miami Beach Convention Center Achieves LEED Silver Certification (September 2020)
- Neighborhood Development -- Planning for Sustainable Sites and Communities (September 2020)
- Spinnaker Group's LEED Proven Provider Status
(July 2020) - Spinnaker Group Launches New Brand
Identity (April 2020) - Spinnaker Group Secures Third JUST Label (May 2020)
- Happy Earth Day! (April 2020)


