U.S. Green Building Council and Real Estate & Construction Review Bestow Awards on Optima's Corporate Headquarters Project CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- TobinDudleyStarr and its client Optima Engineering are receiving kudos from the green building industry for Optima's new 14,000-square-foot headquarters in the South End district of Charlotte. The interior of the company's headquarters, located on the top floor of a new LEED Core and Shell-certified office building, was designed by TobinDudleyStarr's Interior Design Practice, led by Amy Johnson. The project recently achieved a Platinum-Level LEED CI (Commercial Interiors) certification, and has been recognized by two green building industry groups. Earlier this spring, the Charlotte Business Journal, in conjunction with the U.S. Green Building Council Charlotte Region Chapter, recognized the office upfit with a Green Award in the Commercial Project category. More recently, the editorial advisory board of the Real Estate & Construction Review deemed the headquarters "one of the best new green projects in the Southeast region," from more than 2,500 nominated projects.
