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Sustainable Design SolutionsAyers Saint Gross applies a high level of commitment to environmentally design all of our work. We are driven by the belief that high-quality built environments can be realized without depleting our natural resources. |
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Teaching SustainabilityThe residence life experience is a critical component of learning and development for higher education students. Residence hall design offers unique opportunities to facilitate outside the classroom learning, particularly in the area of sustainability. |
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Water Efficiency Measures at Emory UniversityHigher education institutions are implementing environmentally friendly practices as never before. According to a 2009 survey undertaken by the Sustainable Endowments Institute, a nonprofit organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, more than 300 colleges and universities... |
We believe that sustainability requires carefully balancing the unique needs of people and ecological systems with the economic realities inherent in each project. The opportunities and challenges presented by this balancing act lead to creative and effective design solutions.
Our firm has adopted a four-pronged approach to sustainability as follows:
Projects
Ayers Saint Gross strives to improve our project performance on an annual basis with a long-term goal of designing regenerative buildings.
People
We strive to educate our staff in all aspects of sustainable design, following our belief that sustainability melds time-tested best practices and cutting-edge technologies.
Practice
Ayers Saint Gross applies the same principles of sustainability for projects to the operation of our offices.
Research & Resources
We are advancing sustainable design by developing educational programs and research tools that increase our internal knowledge of sustainability, improve the caliber of our design process, and track the post-occupancy performance of our projects.
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