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Sustainable practices & design

Design for today with an eye on tomorrow.

Sustainability has been a core design principle for us since the founding of our firm. Over time, we've expanded and integrated sustainable design and operating principles into a variety of environmental, architectural, and engineering disciplines. As a result, we have become a recognized leader on those fronts. Our most recent endeavors have focused on the burgeoning green markets.

Practice and design areas include:

  • Renewable Energy
    • Photovoltaics (Solar)
    • Wind Power
    • Geothermal
    • Landfill Gas
    • Anaerobic Digester Gas
  • Energy Efficiency (commercial, industrial, municipal applications)
  • Combined Heat and Power/Co-gen
  • Green Financial Instruments
    • Renewable Energy Credits (RECs)
    • Carbon Credits
    • Grant, Loan and Rebate programs
  • Carbon Accounting Principles
  • Materials Management
  • Open Space, Grading, and Surface Materials
  • Green Roof Design and Sustainable Landscaping
  • Context-Sensitive Design
  • LEED (including LEED AP staff)
  • Natural Gas Infrastructure
    • NG Transmission and Distribution
    • LNG facilities
    • CNG fueling stations
  • Parking Areas
  • Paving Materials
  • Energy and Environmental Regulations
  • Storm Water Management, Rainwater Irrigation, and Graywater Systems
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"The purpose of sustainable design is to identify solutions that satisfy the needs of the economy, human society and the natural ecology. S E A's interest in sustainable design is a natural part of our business, as we have protected water resources, mitigated hazardous environments and limited ecological impacts throughout our company's 50 year history."
David Peterson, P.E., LEED AP, Senior Project Engineer