ESG + Corporate Sustainability
Biodiversity
Supporting Biodiverse Ecosystems
Development that supports biodiversity preserves or improves the level of diversity in ecosystems during and after the development's completion. Brightworks offers expert services in biodiversity for clients seeking to ensure the ecosystems under their influence flourish for generations to come.
- Action Planning
- Aspects and Impacts Assessment
- Biophilia & Biophilic Design
- Environmental Impact Assessment (Non-NEPA)
- Environmental Impact Study (Non-NEPA)
- Implementation Planning
- Large-Scale Developments / Mega-Developments
- Living Building Challenge & Red List Free Materials
- Living Building Challenge, Zero Carbon, & Core
- Master Planning
- Procurement Standards & Criteria
- Program Implementation
- Program Planning & Design
- Program Road-Mapping
- Resiliency
- TNFD
- UN Global Compact
- UN Sustainable Development Goals
Related Services
Key Contacts
Representative Clients
City of Santa Monica
Pico Branch Library
City of Santa Monica
Pico Branch Library
Santa Monica, CA
Santa Monica's LEED-Platinum-Certified Pico Branch Library boasts water cisterns, a photovoltaic solar array, extensive daylight in interior spaces, and views to the outdoors. The project also won the USGBC LA's 2015 Innovation Award.
Practices Engaged:
Sustainable Built Environments
Industry Sectors:
Government & Public Service (Local / Municipal)
Building Types:
Libraries
Meta
Corporate Headquarters
Meta
Corporate Headquarters
Menlo Park, CA
Commissioned by Mark Zuckerberg and designed by Frank Gehry, this new headquarters for Facebook provides an innovative open work environment for employees. The building also features a zoned rooftop landscape offering unmatched views of San Francisco Bay.
Practices Engaged:
Sustainable Built Environments
Industry Sectors:
Technology (Non-Bio)
Building Types:
Large-Scale Developments / Megadevelopments, Offices (Headquarters)
University of Southern California
30 Year Campus Masterplan
University of Southern California
30 Year Campus Masterplan
Los Angeles, CA
Addressing outdoor environments, land use, transportation, water, energy, building design, waste, recycling, and hazardous materials, Brightworks Sustainability developed sustainability concepts for USC's 30-year master plan, the university's first-ever master plan.
Practices Engaged:
Sustainable Built Environments
Industry Sectors:
Higher Education (Private Four-Year+)
Building Types:
Campuses, Districts & Neighborhoods
Vantage Data Centers
Embodied & Operational Carbon Strategy
Vantage Data Centers
Embodied & Operational Carbon Strategy
Santa Clara, CA
Brightworks supported this data center developer in reducing embodied and operational carbon by first benchmarking their designs, then identifying high-impact measures in a variety of diverse climates to improve ongoing energy performance.
Practices Engaged:
Carbon
Industry Sectors:
Real Estate Development, Technology (Non-Bio)
Building Types:
Data Centers
California State University at Northridge
Hispanic Serving Institution Hub
California State University at Northridge
Hispanic Serving Institution Hub
Northridge, CA
In partnership with California Governor Gavin Newsom and Apple, CSUN is building this new, 35,000-square-foot facility to inspire diverse representation in STEM careers. Spaces in the building include engineering labs, outreach space, and makerspaces.
Practices Engaged:
Sustainable Built Environments
Industry Sectors:
Higher Education (Public Four-Year+)
Building Types:
Academic Instruction
California Institute of Technology, Caltech
Gates Thomas Engineering Laboratory
California Institute of Technology, Caltech
Gates Thomas Engineering Laboratory
Pasadena, CA
Caltech's $15-million renovation of its Gates Thomas Laboratory building included extensive work on every floor and the addition of an 88-seat auditorium. Sustainable features of the new Gates Thomas Laboratory include an aggressively energy-efficient design and energy system and the production of considerable renewable energy on-site.
Practices Engaged:
Sustainable Built Environments, Energy
Industry Sectors:
Higher Education (Private Four-Year+)
Building Types:
Academic Instruction, Campuses, Districts & Neighborhoods, Laboratories