In recent years, Sustainable Design or Green Design has received a lot of publicity.  Owner Harvey Dummer has honored the earth and practiced sustainability for more than 50 years.  He shared his values with his daughter, Principal Suzanne Dummer Stafford.  Suzanne is passionate about green design and has embraced the principals of sustainability since childhood. She spent her formative professional years in cities that highly value the environment.

Elemental Design believes design should be friendly to and honor the environment because that is the right thing to do, for ourselves and for our descendants.  Health and wellness should be part of everything we do, including our architecture and interiors.

Our LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Commercial Interiors (CI) Accredited Professionals ensure that your project is performing in a sustainable, efficient and responsible way. We encourage and educate our clients on the advantages of building sustainably and are members of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

Our staff is sensitive to the importance of environmental issues when specifying materials.  Whenever possible, recycled materials and renewable woods are considered and materials that have detrimental affect on the environment are avoided.  Our continuing education program includes research on new sustainable design technologies, materials and LEED and USGBC guidelines.

The human factor of sustainability of the positive effect on the people who inhabit and visit the space.  Sustainable design improves employee retention, recruitment, morale, productivity and health. 

The affect on staff and energy efficiency creates a marketing advantage and improves ROI.  This is a win – win solution for everyone.

Green Tips

• Recycle Holiday Cards
• Print e-mail and documents to PDF and save paperless in project file.
• Free pdf printer  www.pdf995.com
• FREE online editor to print just what YOU want to http://www.printwhatyoulike.com/
• Eliminate plastic-bottled water.
• Eliminate disposable cups, plates and utensils.
• Use both sides of paper before recycling.
• Purchase items thoughtfully to reduce packaging waste and buy in bulk if possible.

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