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more tha n 3,000,000 squa re feet of commercia l rea l estate, in addition to completing infrastructure projects such as roads. We also operate a real estate finance company, and own and manage a significant commercial solar portfolio in Massachusetts." Fittingly, the educational backgrounds of the firm's two leaders complement their objectives and accomplishments. Mike holds an MBA from the University of Michigan and was once a CPA . " It go e s w it hout s ay i n g t he bud get ma na gement a nd cost controls are central to our success," Michael says. "Having a formal education in accounting and business just makes good sense when operating a company the size and scope of ours." Richa rd bega n at a la rge internationa l commercia l construc- tion compa ny, where he beca me one of t he you ngest project ma na gers in t he compa ny 's histor y, bui lding mov ie t heaters a nd reta il projects in ma ny states a nd countries. " Working in such a diversif ied env ironment , I wa s able to lea r n not on ly t he i nt r ica cies of con s t r uc t ion but a l so how t o work w it h p e ople a nd i nt er a c t w it h s ub c ont r a c t or s a nd vendors," he says. A lon g w it h a dva nced t ech nolog y, Key s t one Development applies the latest g reen building techniques a nd materia ls to en ha nce a project 's energ y ef f iciency, reduce uti lities costs, i mprove com for t a nd en r ich i ndoor a i r qua l it y. A l l project s a re built to nationa l ENERGY STA R sta nda rds, a long with the incor poration of Nationa l A ssociation of Homebuilders Green Building Guidelines concerning desig n a nd constr uction. PROJECT: Wayland, Massachusetts BUILDER: Keystone Development Corporation ARCHITECT: Kent Duckham INTERIOR DESIGNER: Ashley Olstein, Solstice Design PHOTOGRAPHER: DAN CUTRONA PHOTOGRAPHER: DAN CUTRONA COVER FEATURE | Greater Boston Builder+Architect BOSTON.BUILDERARCHITECT.COM