SARASOTA, FL - July 20, 2006
RTKL, an International architecture, engineering and planning firm, invited Sarasota green design expert, Michael Carlson, AIA, to deliver a presentation about high performance building design in their Chicago office earlier this month. Carlson shared Sarasota County's Twin Lakes Park office complex as a case study.
According to RTLK's Alan Kirkpatrick, "Our firm places a high value on maintaining a collaborative culture. Bringing in other designers and experts - such as Michael Carlson - to share their knowledge ensures that our working environment remains vibrant and creative".
Carlson is licensed to practice architecture in the states of Florida, Maryland and Nevada. His downtown Sarasota firm, Carlson Studio Architecture, focuses on green building design, and he was one of the first architects in Florida to achieve the LEED Accredited Professional designation from the U.S. Green Building Council. He serves on the board of the USGBC's Gulf Coast Chapter, chairs the Committee on the Environment for the Gulf Coast Chapter of the AIA and is a member of the Florida Greeen Building Coalition.