Bill Petty, president of the New Orleans Division of Walton Construction Co. LLC , recently announced that Victoria Hernandez, Lisa Holman and Emily McCorkle earned their LEED accreditation.

LEED AP distinguishes building professionals by equipping them with the knowledge and skills to successfully steward the LEED certification process.

LEED APs have demonstrated a thorough understanding of green building practices and principles and the LEED Rating System through an accreditation exam.

“Designing and constructing buildings that keep the user’s comfort and health in mind, as well as decreasing its environmental impact is extremely important in creating a healthier future,” says Hernandez.

“Individuals with LEED certification have the opportunity to help ensure buildings are designed and constructed in the most environmentally sustainable way.”

Hernandez is an assistant project manager on the four LEED certified buildings - Applied Instruction Building, Military Entrance Processing Station, Combined Administration and the General Administration - at Package 1A Naval Air Station – Joint Reserve Base New Orleans.

Holman is the business development manager and McCorkle is the technical writer for the business development team, and is responsible for the proposal writing and green initiatives in this division.

Both help all staff to understand the LEED templates and requirements.

Currently, they are supporting the project teams on Andrew H. Wilson Elementary School in New Orleans, Fort Polk barracks and four central energy plants renovations at Fort Polk, La., and the third recruit training barracks at Parris Island, S.C.

Established in 1985, Walton Construction provides services in pre-construction, general contracting, design-build and construction management.

Alabama

William F. Hines of TAG/The Architects Group Inc. of Mobile, Ala., was recently named chairman of the Moorer YMCA Board of Directors. As chairman, Hines will also serve as a member of the YMCA Metro Board.

He has been with TAG/Architects since 1999 and continues to be involved in the architectural and civic community.

Hines has been project manager for multiple projects at TAG, including elderly housing facilities for the Greek organization AHEPA and projects at the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science.

He is also overseeing multiple school projects including the new Southwest Mobile County 3-5 school currently under construction, an early school at Christ The King Catholic Church, and various projects for the U.S. Postal Service.

In addition, Hines was chairman of the Montgomery Historic Development Commission from 1984-1996.

Louisiana

Lincoln Builders Inc. of Ruston, La., recently announced that Kelsey Rogers Laudenheimer has been appointed as its new controller.

Rogers is from Shreveport, La., and graduated from Louisiana Tech University in accounting. She was previously employed at KPMG in Shreveport, where she was a senior associate auditor.

She currently resides in Monroe, La., with her husband Jeffrey Laudenheimer.

Jill Williams , an interior designer with HMS Architects of New Orleans, recently passed the national Council for Interior Design Qualification Examination and earned the prestigious NCIDQ Certificate.

Passage of the examination and earning NCIDQ credentials signifies that Williams has met the standards for education, experience and examination for interior designers in North America. A minimum of six years of combined education and experience is required before being eligible to take the practice-based examination.

Mississippi

Dale and Associates Architects of Jackson, Miss., recently announced that Lindsey Anderson has passed her examinations with the National Council for Interior Design Qualifications (NCIDQ) and is now a certified interior designer.

The NCIDQ was developed to protect the health, life safety and welfare of the public by establishing standards in the practice of interior design while allowing interior designers to expand their professional knowledge and design development techniques

Anderson received her bachelor’s degree in interior design in 2006 from Mississippi State University.

She is also certified with the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Commercial Interiors.

Recently, Lindsey provided services for the interiors of The Pinnacle at Jackson Place in downtown Jackson, Miss., the Cellular South Corporate Headquarters on Highland Colony Parkway in Ridgeland, Miss., and the interiors for Senator Thad Cochran’s office and Germany Energy both located in the new Pinnacle building.

Dale and Associates also announced that Edwin Daniel has received his LEED certification for New Construction.

Daniel has 29 years of experience and received his bachelor’s degree from Mississippi State University.

Tennessee

Michael Brady Inc. of Knoxville, Tenn., recently hired Jon Crye as its vice president of mechanical engineering.

Crye has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tenn.

He is a past president of ASHRAE where he is still an active member and is licensed in seven states and has registrations pending in two more states.

Before coming to work with MBI Crye worked at DeRoyal Industries; West Welch Reed Engineers; Applied Engineering; Kelso Regan Associates and Community Tectonics Architects.

Jessica Zelesky , a registered interior designer with The Lewis Group Architect of Knoxville, Tenn., recently earned her LEED accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Zelesky has been with LGA since 2005 and has worked on numerous projects ranging from healthcare to education. She is a graduate from Murray State University where she received her bachelor’s degree in interior design.

Regional

Bob Molcany was recently named marketing director for the Gulf South Precast/Prestressed Concrete Association at GSPCA’s recent quarterly summer meeting in Sandestin, Fla., according to Gary Verhoeven, GSPCA president, Tindall Corp.-Mississippi Division, Moss Point, Miss.

Molcany, who retired in May from The McGraw-Hill Cos. and South Central Construction with more than 17 years in sales, will handle all marketing projects for the association.

The GSPCA covers Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.

A Shreveport native, he has more than 40 years of journalism and sales experience, including working for the former Shreveport Journal, the former Baton Rouge Morning Advocate and Travelhost Magazine.

He is a 1969 journalism graduate of the former Northeast Louisiana State College in Monroe (now University of Louisiana-Monroe) and he and his wife and two children have resided in Baton Rouge since 1977.

The GSPCA was organized in 1961 and is a non-profit organization representing the coordinated efforts of the major prestressed and precast concrete manufacturers in four states.

Quarterly meetings of the association are currently scheduled Sept. 23-24 in New Orleans, Dec. 10-11 in Biloxi, Miss., March 11-12, 2010, in Jackson, Miss., and June 16-20, 2010, in Sandestin, Fla.