As designers and builders, we intimately understand this work as a process rather than an end result; a collaborative practice that works to solve today’s biggest challenges—and does this by building upon the past rather than by reinventing it.
Passive House Planning Package (PHPP)
Life Cycle Analysis
Embodied Carbon Analysis
Thermal Imaging
Airsealing and Blowerdoor Testing
This air tight vapor barrier’s role within the exterior assembly of a building is to prevent unwanted air infiltration and heat transmission, eliminating the drafts that leave a room feeling too cold in the winter and too hot in the summer. Intelligent membranes allow for variable vapor permeability, providing the maximum protection against moisture damage in the wall assembly.
Flixo Thermal Bridge Analysis
WUFI Hydrothermal Analysis
Design for Disassembly
Design with Reuse
Existing Conditions Assessment
Careful Protection of Existing Conditions
DeconstructionDeconstruction describes the process of carefully taking apart portions of buildings or removing their contents with the primary goal of reuse in mind. Demolition, in contrast, is the more standard process under which buildings are either knocked down or gut renovated, and all materials are taken to landfill. Deconstruction focuses on building disassembly and material salvage in order to keep valuable resources in use and reducing the amount of waste generated by construction and the building industry.
Waste Diversion
LiDAR Scanning
Foam Free InsulationInsulating a building is important to improving operational performance and the comfort of its inhabitants. However, foam-based insulation has a high embodied energy due to the fact that it contains petrochemicals. Insulations made from natural and recycled materials such as wool, mineral wool, cellulose or cork improve building performance but are low-carbon and less toxic for the environment.
Healthy Material SpecificationThe use of materials that are fully recycled or contain recycled content minimizes the use of virgin materials and reduces embodied carbon. Materials such as glass, plastic, brick, and stone can be recycled into new materials giving them a second useful life.
Heavy Timber Construction
Forest to Wood Specification
Solar Energy
Cost Estimating
Construction Sequencing
Construction Phasing
Material Procurement
Equitable Trade Partner Relationships
Fair Labor Practices
Talks and Seminars
Teaching
Writing
Legislative Policy Change
Information Sharing and Transparency
Community Engagement