Steve Berkus, President of Berkus Construction, offers 25 years experience in building/real estate development with a portfolio of custom spec homes, multi-family projects and mixed-use residential over commercial.  Berkus recently spearheaded LEED Platinum certification on an infill development, with a second Platinum pending for a prototype “pre-cast” concrete home engineered for the Gulf Coast region.

Recent acknowledgements:

• December 2009 Builder Developer Magazine, Who’s Who in Homebuilding, www.bdmag.com/features4.php
• 2009 Gold Nugget Awards
  Pacific Coast Builders Conference
  Best in Show – Project of the Year Award
  Grand Award, Sustainable Residential Neighborhood – Detached Home category 
  www.goldnuggetawards.com
• 2009 Residential Architect Design Awards
  Award of Merit, Single-Family Production: Detached Home category.  (One of 44 merits given in a field of 1,100 entrees)
  www.residentialarchitect.com/industry-news.asp?articleID=951084
  
• 2009 Pubby Awards “In-Fill Community of the Year”, reference http://www.greenhomebuildermag.com/features3.php.
  
• Among the first in the nation to become LEED certified “Platinum” for multi-family construction. This certification recognizes many aspects of Green building techniques and methods, one being outstanding indoor air quality.
  
• Energy Star Qualified Home Partnership
  
• Southern California Gas Company’s Advanced Home Program