Green Planning - Sustainable Design - LEED
WHY
GREEN buildings and renewable energy systems design?
Because well-being is ultimately about
sustainable
relationships. About the health of our interactions
with each other and with the places we live.
FACT: green
buildings consume less than half the carbon-based energy
of conventional buildings, use less water, have better indoor
air quality, lower maintenance and operational costs - and
healthier occupants.
Crisis, or simply change, the rising
costs of fossil energy and escalating pressure on material
resources present a challenge.
The challenge is an opportunity - to design and create
the most adaptive buildings - and lifestyles - imaginable.
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Tell us
what you need:
- environmental planning
- redevelopment, re-use consulting
- solar and green building design
- energy systems upgrade
- drafting; plan presentations
- LEED*consulting &certifications
- solar aquatic enclosures and greenhouses
- landscape design, remediation
- project management
Your Green project design team.
Call us in Albuquerque - 505-877-8047.
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| INFORMATION . IMAGINATION
. RELATIONSHIP
We design to achieve the efficiency
benchmarks of "whole-building" design
- as codified in the LEED ratings system and other
sustainable development guides. We make sure you
have the best information.
Then - we help you make magic
- by designing for imagination and relationship.
Yours.
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Information - LEED
and beyond:
- appropriate siting and land stewardship
- community connection; transportation options
- occupancy and activity specific design
- solar access and orientation
- view corridors and esthetics
- accessible and "universal" features
- modular and minimal waste procedures
- safe, renewable, recyclable materials
- super-insulated building envelopes
- high-performance glass
- high-efficiency fixtures and appliances
- entertainment and information electronics
- automation efficiencies
- water harvest, conservation and treatment
- solar water and space heating, daylighting
- HVAC - passive and active options
- grid-tied or stand-alone photovoltaics
- wind generators, green energy alternatives
- healthy interiors - finishes and furnishings
- indoor garden options
- site-specific landscapes; native plants
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*LEED - Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design - a building design
sustainability rating system published by the U.S.
Green Building Council designed to improve practices
in siting, use of water, energy and materials, indoor
air quality and more.
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IMAGINATION
- exploration of colors, textures,
arrangements; framing the views, romancing the utilitarian
- designs for doing - creating spaces for learning,
nurture, intimacy, privacy - and commerce too!
- planning for beauty - find it, spare it, make
it
RELATIONSHIP
- integrating your building with
your unique ecological, geographic and cultural
setting
- design to socialize - use your built places to
connect to your inner life - and the wider world
One could call
it planning for happiness.
Bring us your ideas.
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It begins with a conversation.
Tell
us about your project.
Or call our lead designer directly
- 505.877.8047
Environments for people - with
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