We provide key leadership and support of the U.S. Green Building
Council's LEED Green Building Rating System™. Our integrated
approach aims to maximize LEED achievement for our clients. The
value of environmental performance is ever-increasing. Green buildings
optimize performance in an environmentally friendly, economically
profitable, and socially responsible model of development. Our
strategic role in each phase of the design and development process
includes:
| PreDesign |
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Review, identify, and assess high
priority green building issues |
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Work with design team and owner to
set sustainability and LEED goals early in the project |
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Develop clear objectives to serve
as a road map for the whole project |
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| Schematic Design |
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Validate technical design |
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Predict economic and environmental
performance benefits |
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| Design Development |
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Provide technical assistance to support
the selected green proposals |
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Research and make material and product
recommendations |
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Review drawings and specifications
to assure related LEED requirements are included |
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| Construction Documents |
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Foster integration of sustainable
design features into drawings and specifications |
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Review drawings and specifications
to assure related LEED requirements are included |
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Create and submit the LEED Application
or review one created by the team prior to submittal |
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| Construction Administration |
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Review LEED submittals, including
substitution requests that may affect a LEED credit |
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Conduct site visits focusing on implementation
of LEED features during construction |
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Collect and assemble construction
documentation for LEED Application |
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| Design Assistance |
We guide your design team in resolving issues
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Site Integration: enhancing the surrounding
site and community |
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Water Quality: protecting water flows
and reducing potable demand |
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Energy Conservation: optimizing renewable
and nonrenewable energy supplies |
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Resource Efficiency: effective allocation
over the project's life cycle |
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Environmental Quality: identifying
qualities of light, temperature, and comfort |
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| Cost Management |
Our sustainability experts aid in the decision-making
that affects capital and operating costs over the life of
the building: |
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Capital costs: finding the right combination
of program, site, and building systems to create a quality
building that meets the client's needs |
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O & M costs: projecting expected annual
costs of operation and maintenance |
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Life cycle performance: optimizing
capital, operational, and maintenance costs to provide the
lowest life-cycle cost to the client |
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| Team Integration |
| We cultivate seamless integration with traditional
phases of development, providing milestones that encourage
interdisciplinary design.
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