EMSI's Expertise Employed for Sustainable Design WASHINGTON, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Environmental Market Solutions, Inc. (EMSI), an environmental and green building consulting company, provided sustainable design and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification consulting to Founding Farmers, the first upscale-casual, full-service restaurant to be awarded LEED for Commercial Interiors (LEED CI) Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). EMSI is part of Carrier Corp., a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) . Founding Farmers, an 8,500 square foot restaurant in downtown Washington, DC, received LEED Gold certification in recognition of the restaurant's high standards for energy and environmental performance. "EMSI was honored to participate in the design of Founding Farmers," commented Ken Langer, president, EMSI. "It is always a privilege to support organizations committed to environmentally conscious building solutions." According to the USGBC, the project has achieved a number of "firsts" in the retail food service industry, including being the first restaurant in Washington, DC to be awarded LEED certification and the first full-service, upscale-casual restaurant in the country to earn LEED Gold.
