Look, we're not gonna pretend sustainability's just a checkbox for us. It's literally how we think about every single project that comes through our door. After fifteen years of watching the industry talk more than walk, we decided to actually measure what matters.
Numbers don't lie - here's what we've actually achieved across our projects
Average Energy Reduction
vs. baseline codeWater Conservation
per square meterMaterial Recycling
during constructionkg CO2 Offset
annually across portfolio
We've been around long enough to know that badges can be pretty meaningless if you're just chasing them for marketing. That's why we only pursue certifications that push us to design better buildings - ones that'll perform decades from now, not just on opening day.
23 certified projects, 8 Platinum achievements
12 certified Passive House buildings
3 projects in certification process
5 certified healthy buildings
No magic formulas here - just careful planning and sweating the details
Every site tells you what it needs if you're willing to listen. We spend weeks analyzing sun paths, wind patterns, and local climate data before we even sketch a wall. Cookie-cutter solutions? Not our thing.
We track embodied carbon in everything from concrete mixes to window frames. Local sourcing isn't just about reducing transport emissions - it's about supporting regional craftsmanship and getting materials that'll actually last in our climate.
We run energy models throughout design - not just at the end to check a box. It's kinda nerdy, but watching how a 2-degree rotation affects annual heating loads? That's the stuff that gets us excited about our work.
Here's our honest take: if you need tons of mechanical equipment to make a building comfortable, you probably messed up the architecture. We design for passive heating, cooling, and ventilation first. Tech and systems come second, filling in the gaps - not carrying the whole load.
That means properly oriented buildings, thermal mass where it makes sense, natural ventilation paths, and shading that works with the seasons. Yeah, it takes more upfront thinking, but your utility bills will thank us for decades.
This one pushed us hard. A 3,200 sq meter community hub that needed to hit net-zero energy while staying on a tight municipal budget. We combined a super-insulated envelope with a 180kW solar array, geothermal heating, and a whole lot of passive ventilation tricks.
Two years in, it's actually performing better than our models predicted. The facility manager jokes that he forgot what it's like to pay utility bills. That's the kind of feedback that keeps us going.
The software and methods we rely on to back up our design decisions
IES-VE, EnergyPlus, and PHPP for detailed performance predictions
Computational fluid dynamics for natural ventilation and wind studies
Radiance and DIVA for optimizing natural light while managing glare
Tally and Athena for life cycle assessment and embodied carbon tracking
WUFI for moisture management in building assemblies
Real-time monitoring and verification to ensure predicted performance
Here's something that surprised us when we first started tracking it: materials often account for more carbon impact than operational energy over a building's life. That realization completely changed how we specify things.