Sustainable Built Environments
Sustainable Infrastructure
Providing for Society, Sustainably
Sustainable infrastructure integrates the principles of sustainability into the design and construction of roads, bridges, communication systems, energy systems, and other physical and organizational structures needed for the basic operations of society. Brightworks provides advanced expertise in improving the efficiency and lowering the impacts of these critical systems.
- Action Planning
- Compliance
- Core & Shell
- Implementation Planning
- Incentives Coordination
- Infrastructure
- Large-Scale Developments / Mega-Developments
- Local Incentive Compliance
- Local Regulatory Compliance
- Los Angeles Existing Buildings Energy and Water Efficiency Program EBEWE
- Master Planning
- Power Purchase Agreements (PPA)
- Utility Incentives
- Waste Minimization
- Water Reduction Strategies
- Zero Carbon
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Key Contacts
Representative Clients
City of Santa Monica (CA)
Pico Branch Library
City of Santa Monica (CA)
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:
Offices (Headquarters), Large-Scale Developments / Megadevelopments
University of Southern California (USC)
30 Year Campus Masterplan
University of Southern California (USC)
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
Autodesk
Modular Construction Sustainability
Autodesk
Modular Construction Sustainability
Vallejo, CA
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
California State University, Northridge (CSUN)
Hispanic Serving Institution Hub
California State University, Northridge (CSUN)
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