Green Design & Consulting
LEED Services
Buildings consume over 40% of America’s energy resources, and Construction & Demolition debris comprises 22% of the solid waste stream. To minimize these impacts, our staff actively incorporates sustainable design elements and environmentally-preferable product specifications into all the buildings we design. We have staff accredited in the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED rating system. With LEED-Accredited Professionals on staff, we can design your project to LEED specifications, or act as a third party consultant to incorporate and document these measures.
Green Point Rating
Firmitas Principal Dave Intner is a Certified GreenPoint Rater. Similar in principle to LEED, but tailored exclusively for single- and multi-family residential construction, the GreenPoint Rated program provides a third-party verified standard for a multitude of sustainable building features, a kind of “green report card” for your home or housing development. Our firm can design homes to the GreenPoint standards, as well as act in the capacity as a third party rater for single family homes and multifamily projects designed by others.
Building Performance Modeling
Firmitas’ extensive use of 3-D modeling in our projects enables us to accurately evaluate how much sun is going to enter a building, and at what time of year. This can quickly inform us of how to appropriately size overhangs & canopies, and to position windows to minimize heat gain. We also use detailed Title-24 (state-mandated energy code) analysis to maximize opportunities for energy efficiency, and take measures to reduce your utility bills without sacrificing building performance.