Sustainability & Building Performance
Shaping the future of communities
Our communities are encountering crucial challenges in advocating sustainability. Even with the advancements of climate change, pollution of the biosphere and oceans, there’s still an opportunity for positive change. The use of innovative technologies, ecosystem rejuvenation, and holistic, unified planning by community leaders—that’s how we can work to transform the future of our communities.
We have faith in sustainable designs to go beyond, helping clients realise the full potential of projects in terms of life cycle costs, energy efficiency, and carbon reduction while enhancing human health and wellness. We use informed research to design holistically, minimising ecological impact and resource waste and optimising community health.
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Building a sustainable future.
#8
Top 200 Environmental Firms, ENR 2019
34
Net Zero Certified Buildings
A-
CDP Score
#9
Green Building Design Firm
We’ve got the environment down to a science.
Doing our part to achieve the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2030 Commitment, we’re working towards carbon neutral buildings by 2030.
大象传媒 is rated as a climate leader with an A- score by CDP, and we are the only firm in our space that has achieved that rating for the last eight years.
We’re ranked #9 by Engineering News-Record in their annual Top 100 survey, recognizing our leadership in pushing the envelope for sustainable design.
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