Bonneville Power Administration

Starwood Hotels & Resorts

1 Hotel Hanalei Bay Luxury Resort

Princeville, HI

Brightworks provided LEED certification management and energy services to support Starwood Hotels with the major renovation and rebranding of Kauai’s Princeville Hotel into a flagship 1 Hotel resort focused on sustainable hospitality and wellness. Brightworks collaborated with the design and construction team to incorporate innovative strategies that will save energy and water, improve operations, and protect local ecosystems. Brightworks also delivered comprehensive energy modeling services, which allowed the project team to identify energy conservation measures and evaluate options.

Practices Engaged:
Sustainable Built Environments

Industry Sectors:
Hotel

Gerding Edlen

5 MLK Apartments

Portland, OR

This biophilically-designed tower achieved LEED Gold and Fitwel 1 Star certification while also featuring a resiliency program. The building offers 100,000 square feet of offices on lower floors and 220 residential units with landscaped terraces above.

Practices Engaged:
Sustainable Built Environments, Healthier Built Environments

Industry Sectors:
Residential

City of Portland

Case Study

Practices Engaged:
Healthier Built Environments

Industry Sectors:
Corporate, Government, State & Local

ABB

North American GreenCRREM Assessments

Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Michican, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia

ABB is a global leader in industrial technology. Across 17 states, Brightworks conducted sustainability assessments on more than 50 buildings in ABB's North American portfolio, including manufacturing, office, and warehousing facilities. An extensive report providing a baseline assessment for each site helped ABB prioritize energy efficiency measures, budget for carbon reduction efforts, and calculate ROI as part of its GreenCRREM program.

Practices Engaged:
Carbon, Energy, Sustainable Built Environments

Industry Sectors:
Corporate, Manufacturing

Salesforce

Case Study

This letter to the industry highlights the urgent need to address embodied carbon in MEP/IT/AV systems. While operational emissions have seen progress, this embodied carbon remains a challenge. This article reveals insights to guide the industry toward a 50% reduction by 2030 to stay on track for meeting net-zero carbon targets for 2050.

Practices Engaged:
ESG + Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Built Environments, Carbon, Materials

AI Meets Lower Carbon Concrete

Concrete accounts for 8% of global GHG emissions, which is more than every country except the US and China. Lower carbon concrete is a critical climate solution, but designing it isn’t simple. While AI offers promise, experts warn of its limitations in capturing real-world variables. This post explores why human expertise still leads the way, and how integrative strategies are reshaping concrete’s future.

Practices Engaged:
Materials