Sustainable Design
Sustainable design seeks to reduce negative impacts on the environment, and the health and comfort of building occupants, thereby improving building performance. The basic objectives of sustainability are to reduce consumption of non-renewable resources, minimize waste, and create healthy, productive environments.
Sustainable design principles include the ability to:
• use environmentally preferable products*;
• enhance indoor environmental quality*;
• optimize site potential;
• minimize non-renewable energy consumption;
• protect and conserve water; and
• optimize operational and maintenance practices
* (LEED areas where Indoff - Silicon Valley can assist)
Utilizing a sustainable design philosophy encourages decisions at each phase of the design process that will reduce negative impacts on the environment and the health of the occupants, without compromising the bottom line. It is an integrated, holistic approach that encourages compromise and tradeoffs. Such an integrated approach positively impacts all phases of a building's life-cycle, including design, construction, operation and
decommissioning.
Indoff - Silicon Valley and Sustainable Design
Indoff - Silicon Valley is committed to incorporating principles of sustainable design and energy efficiency into all of our client’s projects whenever possible. We look for an optimal balance of cost, environmental, societal and human benefits while meeting the mission and function of your facility. It is Indoff - Silicon Valley's intent that sustainable design will be integrated as seamlessly as possible into the existing design process.
LEED
Indoff - Silicon Valley uses the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) green building certification system as a tool for evaluating and measuring achievements in sustainable design.
Sustainable Facilities Evaluation
Indoff - Silicon Valley will research products that are sustainable, to help you identify and prioritize cost-effective, sustainable strategies for small projects. We will note "sustainable” products on proposals and do what we can to help you with LEED point acquisition for projects (including the use of local manufacturers (within 500 miles).
Contact us today with your Sustainability requirements and needsIndoff - Silicon Valley will research products that are sustainable, to help you identify and prioritize cost-effective, sustainable strategies for small projects. We will note “sustainable” products on proposals and do what we can to help you with LEED point acquisition for projects (including the use of local manufacturers (within 500 miles).
Contact us today with your Sustainability requirements and needs.
