Sustainability
At Evans & Schmidt Architects, everyone fully supports and promotes sustainability within the Practice and their projects. It is their policy to strive to ensure that all aspects of their projects have the least harmful effect on the environment. They have promoted the practice of adaptive reuse of existing buildings since 1984.
Environmental Sustainability and
Value Engineering Goals:
- Ensuring that regulatory requirements are met and, where feasible, improved upon.
- Specifying environmentally responsible products.
- Reducing waste through reuse and recycling programs.
- Ensuring the responsible use of energy throughout their designs, including conserving energy, improving energy efficiency, and giving preference to renewable over non-renewable energy sources when feasible.
- Maintaining a safe and healthy workplace for all employees and the public.
- Promoting environmental awareness amongst their employees and consultants by encouraging them to work in an environmentally responsible manner.
- Encouraging suppliers, contractors and vendors to act in accordance with environmental standards.
Evans & Schmidt Architects takes a holistic view to building design that incorporates proven green building principles into the design process. They employ techniques and practices that have evolved through years of experience.
Evans & Schmidt Architects is committed to minimizing their impact on the environment by making sustainability a fundamental part of the way they operate and approach the design process.
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