Clients who are looking for alternatives to third-party certification systems can still reap benefits through Studioverde’s sustainability project tracking framework.
What might this look like?
- Early stage project involvement: Studioverde will guide the establishment of sustainability goals, the formation of the Integrated Design Team, lead sustainability workshops and track sustainability performance. This provides the most benefits to the client because early stage decisions often have the greatest impacts on the project’s performance and ROI.
- Later stage project involvement: Studioverde’s team has demonstrated experience in reviewing design and construction documents (CDs) to identify potential omissions and missed opportunities for sustainable outcomes, that can result from a traditional project development approach.
Our sustainability tracking and QC review expertise has been credited with significant reductions in project development, construction and O+M costs. Specific examples include:
- $100,000 saved on a 17 acre commercial project by an alternative ecologically responsible site restoration strategy. This approach also reduced maintenance costs by approximately $10,000 per year in reduced mowing and slope repairs.
- $46,000 saved on a 9 acre proposed urban park through an alternative soil design that reduced the materials and construction costs. Avoided additional costs of $7,000 per year for repairs and maintenance.
- $53,000 saved from a potential change order due to a potential CD omission on a public park project.
- Our sustainability Integrated Design Team (IDT) workshops have been credited with reduced owner staff project oversight costs.
Reach out to Studioverde to discuss how we can help you achieve better ROI for high performing and sustainable site development.