[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 14, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E185-E186]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             THE ABO GROUP

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 14, 2017

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize The Abo Group, 
Inc. for

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being honored as the Minority-Owned Business of the Year by the West 
Chamber of Commerce.
   The Abo Group is a full service architectural firm providing design, 
project management, construction documentation and administration, 
historic preservation, space planning, master planning and facility 
assessments. Earning wide recognition for sustainable design, the firm 
incorporates the highest possible energy efficiency technologies in 
their designs.
   For more than 20 years, The Abo Group has designed highly 
specialized laboratories to meet LEED ``Gold'' standards at the 
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, CO. In 1999, the 
Thermal Test Facility at NREL won the ASHRAE Award of Excellence for 
Energy Efficient Design. The firm has also completed a Master Plan for 
the ultimate buildout of NREL's South Table Mountain Campus in Golden.
   I extend my deepest congratulations to The Abo Group for this well-
deserved honor from the West Chamber of Commerce.

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