Our collaborative teams offer a holistic approach to merge design with green building techniques, food production, and water/waste/energy systems. We see innovation through integrative design: solutions that surpass today's idea of sustainability that point towards Surpassability - not merely surviving but thriving.
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Federal: Energy Independence and Security Act: Title IV, which covers buildings and industry, includes a 30 percent cut in total energy use in federal buildings by 2015 (relative to 2005 levels) and a 55 percent drop in fossil-fuel use in new and renovated federal buildings by 2010 (from 2003 levels), with complete elimination by 2030. Passed in December 2007.
State: Executive Order S-20-04: which sets a goal for all new and renovated state-owned buildings to be built to the requirements of a "LEED Silver" rating or higher. All existing State buildings over 50,000 sq.ft. shall meet LEED-EB standards by no later than 2015. Passed in December 2004
Industry: 2030 Challenge, a global initiative stating that all new buildings and major renovations reduce their fossil-fuel GHG-emitting consumption by 50% by 2010, incrementally increasing the reduction for new buildings to carbon neutral by 2030. Issued January 2006.