Environmental Responsibility
"Creating places where people want to be."
It's a simple yet powerful motto of HDR's designers. And it's a prime example of HDR's commitment to environmental stewardship.
A National Leader
Preserving and protecting the environment in your community takes many shapes and forms at HDR. It begins with HDR's leadership in LEED®, or Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design. Developed by the U.S. Green Building Rating Council, LEED is a system for evaluating the sustainability of buildings. HDR is a leading firm in the number of LEED Accredited Professionals – employees who have passed exams proving their knowledge and expertise in designing environmentally friendly structures. HDR employees have been involved with LEED since its inception in 1994.
Systems for Sustainability
As a leader in the green building industry, HDR's primary commitment is to provide our clients with sustainable, high-performance buildings … buildings that cost less to operate, are healthier for occupants and are less damaging to the environment. Additional examples of HDR's environmental stewardship include:
A Corporate Sustainability Initiative that emphasizes our corporate commitment to address sustainability in the design services we provide to our clients as well as in our own business practices.
The largest dedicated sustainable design staff of any firm in the United States and a national network of HDR employees engaged in sustainable activities.
Extensive sustainable design expertise, including: project management, sustainable specifications, sustainable material selection, LEED expertise, renewable energy consultants, indoor air quality experts, site designers, and water resource management.