Sustainability in design Adams + Collingwood Architects - recognises that architects are in a unique position not just to influence the appearance of our environment but its fundamental sustainability. The construction and use of buildings has a huge influence on the consumption of resources, the generation of waste and the conservation of energy. As architects we have the opportunity, the responsibility and the power to ensure that the needs of the present are met without compromising the future. Adams and Collingwood seeks to produce and promote sustainable solutions whether by technological innovation or simple practical common sense. The long term environmental costs of buildings are becoming as important to many of our clients as their initial build costs, though much harder to quantify, understand and predict. Society is at an early stage in its understanding of these issues, and we treat each project as an opportunity to explore and research new solutions, while developing and refining more familiar techniques.

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