Our Philosophy
We believe that human wellness depends on the health of the environment that surrounds us. We strive to create spaces and places that allow people and nature to thrive simultaneously. Designing from those foundational values allows for more inclusive conversation, and more opportunities to meet far-reaching performance goals that conserve and respect resources and preserve health. Our values are embedded in each of our design concepts, providing deeper connections to, and an understanding of, decisions made moving forward.
Our Approach
As architects, engineers, designers, and planners, it is our professional responsibility to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people in our buildings and the communities in which they inhabit. Part of that responsibility includes supporting the success and continuation of future generations by reducing waste, energy consumption, and carbon output. The most effective way for us to do this is by utilizing a balance of passive design with exceptional technology solutions combined with a comprehensive resource management strategy. As a firm, we maintain our commitments to sustainability by aligning priorities, developing shared internal resources, and embedding workflows that yield the best possible outcomes.
Meet the Team
William Smarzewski, RA
Sustainability Manager
Sustainability Services Guide Book
Your guide to our sustainable design services, strategies and innovations.
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Sustainability Action Plan
EwingCole's Sustainability Action Plan (SAP) aligns our design process and accountability strategies with our firm mission.
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Our Commitment to Sustainable Design
AIA 2030 Commitment
EwingCole has been a signatory of this commitment since 2009. As signatories, we pledge to reach carbon-neutral new building and renovation design (no fossil fuel GHG emitting energy to operate) across our portfolio by the year 2030. Learn More
SE 2050 Commitment
EwingCole joined the SE 2050 Commitment in the Fall of 2021. As signatories, our structural engineering team pledges to understand, reduce, and ultimately eliminate embodied carbon in building structures by 2050. Our Progress.
AIA Materials Pledge
EwingCole has been a signatory of this pledge since 2019. Through this commitment, we “pledge to support holistically responsible materials that enhance Human Health, Climate Health, Ecosystem Health, and Social Health and Equity in a Circular Economy. Learn More.
MEP 2040 Commitment
EwingCole signed onto the MEP 2040 Commitment in 2022. Through this commitment, our MEP engineering team pledges to achieve net zero operational carbon by 2030 and net zero embodied carbon by 2040 in our projects. Our Progress .
Thrive@EC’s mission is to provide current sustainability resources and education in support of new or ongoing projects and operations at EwingCole. The group brings together participants from multiple disciplines to collaborate across office regions. Formalized in 2017, Thrive@EC works in interdisciplinary focus groups to explore and develop new content for firm use and organizes education sessions and other opportunities to share developments. Focus areas for the group include:
- Materials Health & Carbon
- Energy & Systems
- Building Enclosure & Structure
- Sustainability Commitments
- Embodied Carbon
- Early Energy Modeling