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sustainability
While we have LEED accredited professionals on staff, we don’t believe sustainability to be simply
satisfying criteria on a checklist. There are many aspects to sustainability.
The most prevalent in mainstream America today seems to focus on material selection – i.e.,
bamboo floors, low VOC paints, or energy efficient fixtures.
While these are important, we take a more holistic view. We consider building
orientation and massing to optimize passive solar and natural ventilation; proximity to neighborhood
goods, services, and public transit; as well as the economics
of affordability, compact unit size, and water/energy consumption. We consider passive
strategies such as southern orientation and natural ventilation before employing active
strategies such as solar hot water collectors or PV panels.
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