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28 City of Sunny Isles Beach New Facility Qualifications for Architectural Design Services <br />Sustainable Communities <br />Our practice is active in the pursuit <br />of sustainability at all scales. In order <br />to achieve true sustainability, it must <br />be addressed as a holistic system at <br />building, community, and regional <br />scales. Our Urban Design practice <br />is pioneering the latest thinking in <br />vibrant, sustainable cities and health <br />districts. By engaging local communi- <br />ties, we are able to help achieve our <br />clients’ goals in designing and develop- <br />ing urban frameworks that can restore <br />and sustain the environment. <br />Benchmarking + Data Collection <br />We are committed to helping our <br />clients achieve the highest building <br />performance goals on their projects. <br />We collect data on all of our projects, <br />aggregating it into a database that <br />allows us to understand the predicted <br />and actual performance of our de- <br />signs. We work with clients to ensure <br />our buildings perform as designed <br />through dynamic commissioning, post <br />occupancy evaluations, and project <br />benchmarking. We are trusted partners <br />in achieving performance goals – in <br />design, in occupancy, and beyond. <br />Sustainable Operations <br />At Perkins+Will, we practice what <br />we preach. We published our first <br />Sustainable Design Initiative Strategic <br />Plan in 2004 and have since pub- <br />lished updated plans every 3-4 years. <br />These Plans define corporate policy <br />for mandatory LEED AP accreditation, <br />designing LEED Certified buildings, <br />establishing in-house sustainable <br />operations policies, and creating edu- <br />cational content for both internal and <br />external use. Our Green Operations <br />Plan sets firmwide policy for corpo- <br />rate transportation, office energy and <br />water use, office consumables, indoor <br />air quality, and office construction <br />or renovations. As a company, we are <br />proud to be carbon neutral. We an- <br />nually audit and offset 100% of our <br />Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions, as <br />well as our firmwide air travel, through <br />RECs purchased from Green-e certified <br />providers. <br />SUSTAINABLE DESIGN /