Sustainable Design
Sustainability in design involves balancing economic prosperity with protecting the environment and ensuring a high quality of life. As the demand for incorporating sustainable elements in projects increases, it is important to have a team that can effectively implement these concepts.
At GRC, our sustainable design approach benefits from the coordination of multiple disciplines within our organization. You need landscape architects, urban designers, civil and transportation engineers, environmental specialists, urban and land planners, and computer/systems specialists, all working together to create an ecologically sound design. This interdisciplinary approach ensures that sustainable concepts are translated into valuable engineering solutions.
Our Goals
- Decreasing reliance on non-renewable resources
- Utilizing easily recyclable systems and materials, and incorporating recycled content
- Promoting the use of recycled materials in construction and operation of the facility
- Planning and designing alternative and low-emission transportation
- Mitigating heat-island effects through innovative design
- Decreasing water usage through rainwater harvesting and reuse
- Implementing greywater and alternative wastewater systems design
- Encouraging alternative and low-emission transportation options in design
