Innovation

Leopardo innovates in all that we do – project management, estimating, construction processes, safety, technology, marketing and more. In fact, Building Design+Construction magazine called us a progressive thinker and told its 75,000 readers to "take a page from Leopardo."

We’ve helped lead the green movement through our active involvement in USGBC and LEED construction. More than 10 percent of our professional office staff are LEED Accredited Professionals and we have experience at every level of LEED certification, including Silver, Gold and Platinum. We also served as a primary consultant for the only collegiate-level green building program in the United States at the time and were handpicked by the City of Chicago and USGBC Chicago Chapter to serve as general contractor on the 2007 Legacy Project. Furthermore, our own general superintendent is vice chair of the USGBC’s Chicago Chapter. He’ll have the honor of serving as chair in 2010 when the Greenbuild International Expo returns to Chicago.

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Beyond sustainability, Leopardo is among the first builders in the Midwest to utilize the innovative DBO2 systematic approach to project safety. Through handheld computer devices, the DBO2 system simplifies the collection, analysis and dissemination of job site safety information, enabling Leopardo to take preventative actions before at-risk behaviors or conditions become incidents. The results are reduced risks, fewer incidents, increased communication and competency, and continuous improvement. It also lowers insurance, administrative and healthcare costs, which ultimately means the most cost-efficient project for our clients.

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Our proprietary PreViz, or pre-visualization, experience also sets us apart. The three-pronged PreViz system uses (1) state-of-the-art software technology to conceptually design and visually modify buildings before your eyes -- in real time -- while (2) simultaneously factoring in critical scheduling milestones and (3) live-cost estimates. What normally took two to four weeks with architect and builder meetings, can now be done in the Leopardo offices – or the client’s – within a couple hours. In just one meeting, all parties involved can look at, discuss, edit and ultimately decide upon a number of key design elements and building systems based on informed cost and functionality concerns.

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