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Landon Bone Baker: Architects Sustainability Action Plan
Landon Bone Baker: Architects Sustainability Action Plan
Landon Bone Baker Architects 734 N Milwaukee Ave. Chicago IL 60642 www.landonbonebaker.com
LANDON BONE BAKER
ARCHITECTS
Mission Statement AIA 2030 Commitment
Landon Bone Baker Architects has been In 2011, LBBA signed on to the AIA 2030
committed to environmentally sustainable Commitment program. The AIA program asks
design since 1987 when the practice was firms to take a leadership role in operational
established. Early on, many of our multi- improvements and project design by reducing
family new and rehabbed affordable hous- energy consumption in the built environment
ing projects incorporated energy-efficient through design innovation, education, and
features focusing on a tight, well-insulated promotion of new technologies and solutions.
building shell and high-efficient mechanical LBBA committed to take the following steps in
equipment, which reduced carbon emis- recognition of our AIA 2030 Commitment:
sions and minimized energy bills.
• Establish a Sustainability Team:
Over the years, we have refined and ad-
To guide the development and implementa-
vanced our sustainable practices, and
tion of the firm’s Sustainability Action Plan
today, where budgets allow, we use more
(SAP), a planning document to align the
advanced systems such as solar-thermal
firm’s work with the 2030 Challenge.
and geo-thermal technologies. We embrace
the latest advances in engineering, energy- • Implement Operational Action Items:
efficiency, and environmental technology Such as tracking and reporting office en-
that are appropriate to each project. We ergy use, reducing paper consumption, and
strive to define environmental objectives providing incentives for using public transit.
with our clients early in the design process • Report Annual Progress:
to achieve an integrated design that builds Make our SAP and other annual progress
on fundamental environmental concepts: reports available to the public by providing
them to the AIA.
• Energy efficiency
• Recycled and renewable materials
• Low-embodied energy materials
• Responsible harvested materials
• Water management systems
• Life cycle cost
• Recycle/rehabilitate existing buildings
• Reduce ozone-depleting materials
• Preserve the natural environment
• Solar orientation
• Access to public transportation
1 Firm operations
3 Resources
4 Design
5 Evaluation
Institute office-wide policy of shutting down computers when leaving the office
Establish a policy for fuel efficient rental cars for firm travel
3 RESOURCES
• Include any applicable checklist to project • Research sustainable practices on city,
page on website to increase transparency neighborhood, and building scales
and better communicate our design • Develop a digital library of products
philosophy to clients, partners, and other identifying sustainable features
design professionals
• Develop a library of details
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67.6%
57.8%
40.5%
33.2%
27.9%
14.7%
9.5%
0%
Annual progress is reported within the first quarter of the following year by
using the Excel-based reporting tool developed by AIA
Landon Bone Baker Architects 734 N Milwaukee Ave. Chicago IL 60642 www.landonbonebaker.com