"Sustainability", "Green" and "High Performance Building" are philosophies that employ methods of
perceiving a project differently than we have in the past, by identifying practical strategies that
consider the long-term merits rather than focusing only on the front-end costs and short-term profits.
High Performance Buildings are those that employ principles of sustainability to the extent possible or
practical. We have a certified LEED AP on staff and the expertise to create high perfomance facilities
that benefit our clients, the building occupants and the entire community by sustaining economic
opportunities, our society’s values and the natural environment.
High performance design, construction and operation of facilities includes:
- Balancing long-term economics, equity and environmental impact
- A multi-disciplinary team collaboration from project inception to final analysis
- Feedback and data collection, quantifying both the completed facility and the creation process, for initiating
improvements in future projects
Some of the benefits of applying high performance principles to building design, construction and maintenance include:
- Reduced disruption of the site, through careful site impact analysis
- Reduced water use and wastewater generation, resulting in long-term cost savings
- Reduced energy requirements, resulting in short- and long-term cost savings
- Minimized impact of material use, resulting in short- and long-term cost savings
- Improved indoor environment, resulting in increased occupant productivity and efficiency
Some high performance principles that can help achieve a LEED certified facility include:
- Use of Water Efficient Landscaping
- Light Pollution Reduction
- Alternative Transportation - access to Public Transportation, Bicycle Storage & Changing Rooms
- Use of Local / Regional Building Materials
- Use of Rapidly Renewable Materials
- Providing Daylighting & views to a majority of the building spaces
- Use of Operable Windows
- Use of a LEED Accredited Design Professional