Jim Bier recognized as a mainstay of the industry, providing quality LFG development of beneficial-use projects, and leading advancement of the industry
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC), a leading energy efficiency and renewable energycompany, today announced that at the 41st annual LFG Symposium in Denver this month, Ameresco’s Senior Project Developer Jim Bier was inducted into SWANA’s Hall of Flame. Mr. Bier was recognized and introduced by this year’s Distinguished Individual Achievement Award winner and former colleague, Tom Bilgri, Manager of LFG Engineering Services for Cornerstone Environmental Group, a Tetra Tech Company.
Since its inception in 1977, the SWANA (Solid Waste Association of North America) Landfill Gas Division’s Hall of Flame has inducted only 70 people, which have included many pioneers of the landfill gas (LFG) industry. Since the 1970s, SWANA has grown from a fledging organization into the world’s most prestigious solid waste industry association with over 10,000 members.