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REAL Building Group, LLC was founded on the belief that all buildings should embrace green and sustainable principles and strategies.

Creating Responsible, Efficient and Attainable buildings is vital to the mission of REAL Building, and our team is positioned to help building owners, architects and contractors achieve their green building goals.

“Institutional owners are mostly investing in green practices with the expectation of an economic payoff, with 93% of those surveyed anticipating a decrease in operating costs, while 79% and 73% expected to attract more tenants and receive better building ROI, respectively."
Source: CB Richard Ellis/University of San Diego/McGraw Hill Construction.

Darren Brinkley, President
Darren founded REAL building Group in 2006 and has been involved in the green building industry for more than 5 years. He has over 15 years experience in customer driven consulting and understands the importance of quality and value, which is reflected in REAL buildings performance-led structure.

Darren currently serves on the U.S. Green Building Council's Tampa Bay Branch board, the Tampa Bay Living Green Inc. board, Mayor Iorio's Environmental Roundtable, the City of Tampa's Energy Conservation Task Force, a City of St Petersburg’s Green Advisor and is a frequent speaker at local green building and sustainability events.

Taylor Ralph, Vice President - LEED AP BD+C, & Green Building Consultant
Taylor is the co-founder of REAL building Group and has more than 4 years experience in green building and LEED certified projects. He has a Masters Degree in International Business from the University of Florida and is a qualified LEED Accredited Professional having certified the first LEED Certified Home (Gold designation) in Tampa Bay and the first LEED Certified building in Pasco County (Silver designation).

Taylor is Chair of the USGBC's Tampa Bay Branch LEED for Homes committee and is a frequent speaker and participant in local green educational, lifestyle and sustainability events.

Frank Pohl, Vice President - LEED AP & Professional Engineer
Frank has over 20 years experience in the construction and engineering industry. He earned his Master of Engineering and Building Construction degrees from the University of Florida and is a licensed Professional Engineer and Certified Building Contractor.

Frank is a qualified LEED Accredited Professional, with experience on residential and commercial construction projects throughout Florida and the East Coast.

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