{"id":678,"date":"2018-09-11T20:13:08","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T20:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/?post_type=service&#038;p=678"},"modified":"2026-01-29T21:10:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:10:59","slug":"sustainable-design","status":"publish","type":"service","link":"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/what-we-do\/services\/sustainable-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"page-hero-overlay is-style-light alignfull\">\n\t\t<div class=\"page-hero-overlay__wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-media__video-wrap \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video muted loop autoPlay playsinline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/sustain-upload.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" poster=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"page-hero-overlay__title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-hero-overlay__title-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"page-hero-overlay__type\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tServices\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-hero-overlay__title rich-text--reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSustainable Design\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"page-hero-overlay__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"page-hero-overlay__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-hero-overlay__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>We practice design with sensitivity to the challenges of the 21st century, to the communities we work within and to our environment. Our work is integrated and holistic, balancing beauty with performance. As we create design solutions, we work as responsible stewards of our resources, communities and planet. Sustainability and high-performance design are part of our culture, and our sustainability experts coach and advise our design teams. Our specialties include: healthy materials analysis, design for well-being, energy analysis, resilience design, ventilation and computational fluid dynamics, carbon accounting, project sustainability assessment (such as LEED, BREEAM, WELL) and workshop facilitation. In all that we do, we create maximum value and innovative solutions for our clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div>\n\t\t<a href=\"\/people-directory\/?active=all-people&#038;services=sustainable-design\" class=\"cta-link cta-link--black-on-light \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-js-gtm-label=\"Meet The Team\">\n\t\t\tMeet The Team\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div>\n\t\t<a href=\"\/search\/?contentTypes=case-studies&#038;services=sustainable-design\" class=\"cta-link cta-link--black-on-light \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-js-gtm-label=\"See More Projects\">\n\t\t\tSee More Projects\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-jump-links\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-jump-links__wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-hero-overlay__side-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"type--c6-no-res type--rolling-stone page-hero-overlay__side-content__title\">Business Contact<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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alignwide\">\n\t\t\n\t<ul class=\"masonry-grid__item is-style-align-right masonry-grid__item--2-col\">\n\t\t\n\t<li class=\"grid-curated post-grid__item masonry-grid__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/our-impact\/\" class=\"grid-card__link-wrapper\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-card__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"664\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hero_landscape2-1.gif\" class=\"\" alt=\"2025 Global Impact Report\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"grid-card__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"grid-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2025 Global Impact Report\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t<!-- See More Placeholder 78157 -->\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"grid-curated post-grid__item masonry-grid__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/our-news\/articles\/hks-wins-2023-cote-top-ten-award-for-uc-san-diego-living-and-learning-neighborhood\/\" class=\"grid-card__link-wrapper\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-card__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2036\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/COTE_w.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"HKS Wins 2023 COTE Top Ten Award for UC San Diego Living and Learning Neighborhood\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/COTE_w.png 2036w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/COTE_w.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/COTE_w.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/COTE_w.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/COTE_w.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2036px) 100vw, 2036px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"grid-card__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"grid-card__category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnnouncement, Award\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"grid-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHKS Wins 2023 COTE Top Ten Award for UC San Diego Living and Learning Neighborhood\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t<!-- See More Placeholder 62987 -->\n\t\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\n\t<ul class=\"masonry-grid__item is-style-align-right masonry-grid__item--2-col\">\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group masonry-grid__card-heading is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"masonry-grid__heading type--a1 is-style-h3\">We believe that design must foster well-being for all people, in partnership with nature, to help make our world a better place.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<li class=\"grid-curated post-grid__item masonry-grid__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/our-news\/articles\/energized-can-a-university-campus-reach-net-zero-by-2025\/\" class=\"grid-card__link-wrapper\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-card__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2036\" height=\"2036\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/story-UCSDNetZero-S.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Energized: Can a University Campus Reach Net Zero by 2025?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/story-UCSDNetZero-S.jpg 2036w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/story-UCSDNetZero-S.jpg 300w, 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https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/SoFi_ecosystems2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/SoFi_ecosystems2.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2036px) 100vw, 2036px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"grid-card__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"grid-card__category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStory\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"grid-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSoFi Stadium: An Ecosystem Fit for a Super Bowl Ring\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t<!-- See More Placeholder 25208 -->\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"grid-curated post-grid__item masonry-grid__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/our-news\/articles\/global-design-firm-reaches-climate-action-milestone-hks-is-now-a-carbon-neutral-business\/\" class=\"grid-card__link-wrapper\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-card__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2036\" height=\"2036\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Web-Story_Thumb_2036x2036.gif\" class=\"\" alt=\"Global Design Firm Reaches Climate Action Milestone: HKS is Now a Carbon Neutral Business\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"grid-card__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"grid-card__category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnnouncement\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"grid-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGlobal Design Firm Reaches Climate Action Milestone: HKS is Now a Carbon Neutral Business\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t<!-- See More Placeholder 71541 -->\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"grid-curated post-grid__item masonry-grid__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/people\/brendan-owens\/\" class=\"grid-card__link-wrapper\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-card__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Brendan-Owens_WEB2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Brendan Owens\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Brendan-Owens_WEB2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Brendan-Owens_WEB2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Brendan-Owens_WEB2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Brendan-Owens_WEB2.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Brendan-Owens_WEB2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Brendan-Owens_WEB2.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Brendan-Owens_WEB2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"grid-card__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"grid-card__category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPeople\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"grid-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrendan Owens, Chief Sustainability Officer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t<!-- See More Placeholder 77535 -->\n\t\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\n\t<ul class=\"masonry-grid__item  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https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/story-ResilienceDesignToolkit-S.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2036px) 100vw, 2036px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"grid-card__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"grid-card__category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnnouncement\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"grid-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHKS and AIA Publish Resilience Design Toolkit\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t<!-- See More Placeholder 66662 -->\n\t\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\n\t<ul class=\"masonry-grid__item  masonry-grid__item--2-col\">\n\t\t\n\t<li class=\"grid-curated post-grid__item masonry-grid__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/people\/amber-wirth\/\" 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class=\"grid-card__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"grid-card__category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPeople\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"grid-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmber Wirth, Director of Sustainability\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t<!-- See More Placeholder 2016 -->\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"grid-curated post-grid__item masonry-grid__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/how-we-think\/reports\/serverfarm-how-can-design-play-a-role-in-decreasing-co2-in-data-centers\/\" class=\"grid-card__link-wrapper\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-card__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2464\" height=\"1336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/report-serverfarm-hero.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"ServerFarm: How Can Design Play a Role in Decreasing CO2 in Data Centers?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/report-serverfarm-hero.jpg 2464w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/report-serverfarm-hero.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/report-serverfarm-hero.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/report-serverfarm-hero.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/report-serverfarm-hero.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/report-serverfarm-hero.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2464px) 100vw, 2464px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"grid-card__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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width=\"2036\" height=\"2036\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/story-design-for-wellbeing-S.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Design for Well-being: HALL Arts Residences Bring Healthier Living to Downtown Dallas\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/story-design-for-wellbeing-S.jpg 2036w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/story-design-for-wellbeing-S.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/story-design-for-wellbeing-S.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/story-design-for-wellbeing-S.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/story-design-for-wellbeing-S.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/story-design-for-wellbeing-S.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2036px) 100vw, 2036px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"grid-card__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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Impact\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t<!-- See More Placeholder 34261 -->\n\t\n\n\t<li class=\"grid-curated post-grid__item masonry-grid__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/our-news\/articles\/design-for-resources-how-a-texas-school-and-clinic-are-helping-solve-architectures-carbon-problem\/\" class=\"grid-card__link-wrapper\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-card__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2036\" height=\"2036\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hksinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/story-DesignForResources-S2.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Design for Resources: How a Texas School and Clinic Are Helping Solve Architecture\u2019s Carbon Problem\" 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