Bonneville Power Administration

3D Holdings

TimberView Affordable Housing

Portland, OR

This eight-story multi-family affordable housing development provides Northeast Portland with 112 much-needed units and a 3,000-square-foot commercial area. Special energy measures will secure incentive funding from the Portland Clean Energy Fund.

Practices Engaged:
Sustainable Built Environments, Energy

Industry Sectors:
Real Estate Development

Building Types:
Multifamily Residential, Affordable Housing

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:
Sustainable Built Environments, Carbon, Energy

Industry Sectors:
Manufacturing, Technology (Non-Bio)

Building Types:
Manufacturing, Real Estate Portfolios, Offices (Core & Shell + Interiors)

Abt Global

Office WELL Health-Safety Rating

Atlanta, GA; Cambridge, MA; Durham, NC; Rockville, MD

To help Abt Associates implement COVID-19 prevention measures, Brightworks managed a WELL Health-Safety Rating program for offices in Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, and North Carolina in order to minimize the potential for infectious disease outbreaks.

Practices Engaged:
Healthier Built Environments

Industry Sectors:
Professional Services, Research & Development (R&D)

Building Types:
Offices (Interiors)

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

Industry Sectors:
Real Estate Development, Real Estate Management, Operations & Maintenance

Building Types:
Offices (Interiors)

Ashland School District

School Bond Climate Action Plan

Ashland, OR

For this bond-funded facilities program, Brightworks designed project-specific energy efficiency and sustainability measures to align with the City of Ashland’s Climate and Energy Action Plan (CEAP). The project took advantage of Energy Trust of Oregon and City of Ashland incentives for building energy analysis and natural gas energy savings. Additionally, the City of Ashland water department provided incentives for low-flow plumbing fixtures and irrigation systems upgrades.

Practices Engaged:
Government Sector Sustainability, Sustainable Built Environments

Industry Sectors:
K-12 Education

Building Types:
Real Estate Portfolios, K-12 Schools

Autodesk

Modular Construction Embodied Carbon

In an effort to drive carbon reduction for a new, modular multi-family housing development, Autodesk engaged Brightworks Sustainability to incorporate carbon considerations into its generative design process. These ranged from carbon sequestration in the landscape to reducing the total embodied carbon in the modular units and site design.

Practices Engaged:
Sustainable Built Environments, Carbon

Industry Sectors:
Building Products & Construction Materials, Manufacturing, Research & Development (R&D)

Building Types:
Multifamily Residential