At SHP Leading Design, we believe that preserving and ensuring the needs of our planet and future generations is essential to our design process. With the proliferation of green products and technologies, building sustainably is the sensible approach. It allows us to provide you with healthier and more productive environments, and improved operating and life-cycle costs.
Buildings consume 40% of the total energy used worldwide. They also produce significantly more greenhouse gas or carbon emission than automobiles and industry combined. As designers we have the opportunity to change those numbers and positively influence our environment and the world we live in. We believe it is essential that we take a common sense, responsible approach to sustaining our environment and wisely use our natural resources so that our energy sources; our water sources; other natural resources and project dollars are not unnecessarily wasted.
SHP has adopted the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2030 Challenge to immediately reduce the carbon footprint of all newly designed buildings by 50% and incrementally reach carbon neutral design by the year 2030. This is no small challenge but one that is achievable with the commitment of our staff and the help of our clients.
Going green is not only about carbon neutral design. Green design also includes using renewable, recycled and local resources; improving indoor air quality; reducing energy consumption through daylighting and other efficiencies, reusing existing sites and buildings; reducing heat island effect; conserving water resources and other strategies.
To infuse our projects with all of the benefits of green design it is important that we use our expertise to educate policy-makers, clients and end-users on the value and benefits of green buildings. Going forward we will provide a Greenprint for every project we undertake -- a strategy for maximizing resources and providing healthy, productive environments.
Let us show you how we can Greenprint your building and your future.
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