Energy & Sustainability

Carbon Footprint Analysis – Quantifying and reducing the carbon footprint of your built environment is the single most important sustainability metric to track. We examine the carbon emissions of your project and provide actionable strategies for reduction.

Certification Constructability Reviews – Reviewing your drawings and specifications at the completion of each design phase, highlighting gaps in stated sustainability goals and the project design documents.

Charrette Facilitation – Leading your teams through a series of sustainability-centric workshops to develop a common vision for your project.

Feasibility Assessment – Exploring the complexities of your unique project to determine the practicality for pursuing levels of sustainable certification.

Building Energy Audits – Identify opportunities to improve energy efficiency with three levels of energy auditing:

1. Preliminary Building Audit
2. Building Energy and Utility Analysis
3. Detailed Energy Audit

Certification Project Management – From design through construction, our team manages the sustainable building certification process with the intent of achieving the project team’s sustainability goals STRUCTR provides the sustainable building certification through project team coordination, technical consulting on credit strategies, design documents and submittal review, and submission of project documentation. 

Certification Construction Documentation Management – We assist the construction team with managing the sustainable building certification processes for construction-related credits through project team coordination, subcontractor education and coordination, process management, and collection and submission of construction-related project documentation. 

Certification Documentation Assistance – When resources are limited to manage all the final details of your sustainable building certification, rely on STRUCTR to compile the final documents. We organize the present information and track down missing documentation for you. We also provide a detailed review of the documentation prior to submission. 

Pre-submission Project Review – When the project is complete, and the documentation is in order, our team offers a third-party comprehensive review of both the design and construction certification documentation prior to submission. We can also support the project team in addressing any incomplete documentation that may be uncovered through the review process. 

Facility Management Practices and Policies – Operating and maintaining a sustainable building can be challenging but having policies and plans in place tailored to your building will ease the transition from construction to operation. In collaboration with the project and facilities teams, STRUCTR develops policies that outline specific procedures for sustainable operation and maintenance, including green cleaning, sustainable purchasing, and waste management. 

Post-Occupancy Evaluations – Our team develops and distributes Post Occupancy Assessments to building occupants to provide feedback to the operations staff on projects, maintenance, and gaps between the design goals and normal operations. As a third party, occupants feel more comfortable giving honest, unbiased feedback. Based on the results, STRUCTR can provide guidelines to resolve any issues identified in the assessment. 

Tenant sustainable design guidelines – Bridging the gap between the sustainable practices within the core building and a new tenant fit-out space is critical. Our team develops descriptions of sustainable features and the project’s sustainability goals to inform tenants. We work with the owner to develop any specific guidelines that tenants need to follow to align with the sustainability features and use our industry experience to recommend products, materials, and services. 

Community Engagement – STRUCTR assists in engaging the community wherever support is needed. We can help with developing marketing materials like blogs or social media posts, website features, leasing language, certification announcements, and more. Additionally, we offer to assist with organizing tours and presentations for professional organizations, donors, board members, tenants, and students. Our team will also recommend opportunities to integrate sustainable building features into the classroom, making the project a valuable learning tool.