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Sustainable Design

More than half of our engineers are LEED® Accredited Professionals and have a wealth of sustainable design experience. Our engineers designed the mechanical and electrical systems for the nation’s first LEED® Certified hospital, as well as several award-winning educational facilities.

SBEC has a long-standing commitment to sustainable design practices. We provide design options that make economic sense, while being environmentally responsible. Some of the sustainable design solutions that we have provided include:

Variable frequency drives
High efficiency boilers
Indirect/direct evaporative cooling
Ice thermal storage
Ground source heat pumps
Integrated lighting control design
Ultra high efficiency transformers
Displacement ventilation
Economizer cooling