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Sustainability
Sustainable design requires more than selecting the right materials or systems. It requires understanding how decisions made throughout the design process affect long-term performance, resilience, and carbon impact. Through expertise in stormwater management, mass timber, and embodied carbon, Coughlin Porter Lundeen helps project teams develop practical solutions grounded in research, experience, and measurable outcomes.
Stormwater Management
The best stormwater management systems mimic nature, integrate with the building and site design, and help reduce the damaging effects of urbanization.
Directing runoff to natural drainage systems like green roofs, rain gardens, infiltration beds, landscaped planters, and bioswales reduces flow and provides time for the runoff to be naturally cleansed before entering ecosystems. Implementing natural drainage practices also helps restore groundwater supplies, improve water quality, increase local biodiversity, and stabilize microclimates.
Leading the Charge in Mass Timber
Embodied Energy & Carbon Footprint
Reducing embodied carbon starts with better information and better decisions. Coughlin Porter Lundeen is committed to helping project teams measure and lower the carbon footprint of their buildings through thoughtful material selection, life cycle assessment, and collaboration across the design process. As an early supporter of the EC3 tool and a participant in the SE 2050 Commitment, we’re working alongside the industry to advance practical solutions that move us toward net zero buildings.
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