Sustainabilty

What is sustainability?  At Burt Hill, we see it as infinite vitality - improving lives in the present and for future generations.

As designers, we believe that all humans are impacted substantially by their surroundings.  Undertaking a responsibility for design of the human-made environment inherently extends a responsibility for protecting the natural environment for future generations and the species that cohabitate this planet with us.  We understand that we must design in ways that reduce the amount of resources consumed by the building industry and the amount of potable water, a precious necessity, used in the operation of buildings and consumed by building occupants.  Climate change is a reality, and the building industry has the greatest potential of all global market sectors for slowing and reversing the consequences of global warming.

We commit to creating a built environment that uses less energy, uses less potable water, and minimizes resource consumption.  This philosophy for design crosses disciplines and markets, and it effects every design decision that we make.  We also commit to reducing our own carbon footprint, to protect our planet as we create healthy, inspiring human-made environments.

The goal of providing a high-degree of sustainability in the human environment is a primary metric of success for Burt Hill.  It does not usurp other metrics of good design, such as timelessness, beauty, innovation, and delight; it is part of them.

We design to enhance our future.  We have only one planet.