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| We are: …adopters of architecture 2030, breeam, green building initiative and leed ™ …an energy star ® partner …a member of usbgc …supporters and contributors to many climate change (for the positive) initiatives such as repower america and the clinton climate initiative Depending on where the project is located, there may be one or more sustainable design principles that the project may need to adhere to. Below is a summary of a few of the principles that we use for our design solutions. You may click on the icon and be directed to that website for more information on that particular organization. http://www.architecture2030.org/  To
accomplish this, Architecture 2030 has issued
The 2030 Challenge asking the global architecture
and building community to adopt the following
targets:
These targets may be accomplished by implementing innovative sustainable design strategies, generating on-site renewable power and/or purchasing (20% maximum) renewable energy and/or certified renewable energy credits. http://www.energystar.gov/  ENERGY
STAR © is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of
Energy helping us all save money and protect
the environment through energy efficient products
and practices.http://www.breeam.org/  The BREEAM © assessment process was created
in 1990 with the first two versions covering
offices and homes. Versions are updated regularly
in line with UK Building Regulations and different
building versions have been created since its
launch to assess various building types.These versions essentially look at the same broad range of environmental impacts:
Credits are awarded in each of the above areas according to performance. A set of environmental weightings then enables the credits to be added together to produce a single overall score. The building is then rated on a scale of: PASS, GOOD, VERY GOOD, EXCELLENT or OUTSTANDING; and a certificate awarded to the development. http://www.greenglobes.com/  The Green Globes © assessment and rating system
represents more than eleven years of research
and refinement by a wide range of prominent
international organizations and experts.The genesis of the system was the Building Research Establishment's Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM), In 1996, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) published BREEAM Canada for Existing Buildings. More than 35 individuals participated in its development, including representatives from federal and provincial departments, the National Research Council and University of Toronto. In 2000, the system took a leap forward in its evolution, becoming an online assessment and rating tool under the name Green Globes for Existing Buildings. Also in that year, Canadian Department of National Defense and Public Works and Government Services undertook to develop the system for the Design of New Buildings. The product underwent a further iteration in 2002 by a team of experts including representatives from Arizona State University, the Athena Institute, BOMA and several federal departments including Public Works and Governments Services, and Natural Resources Canada http://www.usgbc.org/  The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) Green Building Rating System™ encourages
and accelerates global adoption of sustainable
green building and development practices through
the creation and implementation of universally
understood and accepted tools and performance
criteria. LEED is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings’ performance. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. |
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