Sustainability and Decarbonization
SUSTAINABILITY & DECARBONIZATION
The built environment plays a critical role in addressing climate change. We integrate sustainable strategies into every stage of design and construction, from energy-efficient systems to low-carbon materials, helping clients reduce environmental impact while creating resilient, future-ready spaces.
Designing for a Lighter Future
Sustainability isn't something we put on a slide. It's something we've practiced since before it was common. Our founder first encountered it as an architecture student in Montana in the early 90s, sitting in on a year of discussions led by visiting sustainability researchers between his own classes. That thinking carried through years spent designing for New Belgium Brewing, a client that treats environmental responsibility as core value to their operations, not a marketing line. Today we're a preferred partner to New Belgium across facilities in four states, helping them study building systems and reduce their carbon footprint on the path to carbon neutrality.
Why this matters to us:
Key Highlights:
Commitment to decarbonization across all sectors
Experience navigating green standards and certifications
Hands-on work with emerging technology, including air-source heat pump boilers, CO2 recovery, and methane recovery systems
Practical solutions that balance sustainability with cost efficiency
Representative Projects:
New Belgium Brewing CO2 Recovery, Fort Collins, CO & Asheville, NC
Captures CO2 from the fermentation process and converts it into food-grade gas for use across the brewery, cutting down on CO2 trucked in from out of state.
AtmosZero Boiler 2.0, Fort Collins, CO.
A pilot installation at New Belgium Brewing's Fort Collins facility for AtmosZero's Boiler 2.0, an air-source, steam-generating heat pump built as a drop-in replacement for gas-fired steam boilers.
New Belgium Brewing CUP Assessment, Daleville, VA
A facility assessment and life cycle cost analysis for a newly acquired 300,000 SF plant, evaluating process heating and cooling systems that capture waste heat for reuse, reducing energy use and carbon footprint.
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