Sustainability

Powers Brown Architecture, is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council and constantly has members of its staff in the process of obtaining training in the L.E.E.D. Green Building Rating System. The firm has membership on the Houston Chapter of the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment and has three in-house L.E.E.D. accredited professionals.

The firm, along with the project teams we assemble for individual projects, is committed to building green buildings when program and budget allow. We have worked with some of the top consultants in sustainable MEP systems and site strategies. Powers Brown Architecture maintains an internal “intranet” site with links to materials and manufacturers whose products meet the “Green” definition and specifies such products when appropriate.

The U.S. Green Building Council is the nation's foremost coalition of leaders from across the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable, and healthy places to live and work. The L.E.E.D system is a self-assessing system designed for rating new and existing commercial, institutional, and high-rise residential buildings. It evaluates environmental performance from a "whole building" perspective over a building's life cycle, providing a definitive standard for what constitutes a green building.

The PBA team is familiar with and will employ when appropriate, strategies to incorporate the intent of Executive Orders 13101- Greening the Government through Waste Prevention, and 13123 – Greening the Government through Efficient Energy Management during project development. Other initiatives, including Department of Energy standards, are included in the firm's database.