The concepts of sustainable design that improve a building’s quality and livability are considerations factored into every Dore + Whittier project. From the firm’s perspective, a high-performance building must incorporate several factors to be successful: It must be a healthy and productive place to live and learn. It must be energy efficient and cost effective to operate and maintain. And it must consider sustainability in a micro and macro sense – both as it relates to individual systems and the project as a whole.
As stewards of architecture and the environment, Dore + Whittier is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and actively assists clients through the LEED™ certification process. Dore + Whittier is always seeking appropriate and commonsense ways to apply the principles of sustainable design to the firm’s projects. In addition, the firm has taken a leadership role in developing energy-related design criteria for schools and other public buildings throughout New England.
Dore + Whittier takes an integrated approach to sustainable design, in which a building’s systems and design elements are considered holistically, including:
Avery Elementary School, Dedham, MA
LEED Gold
Dore & Whittier Office
LEED Gold
Greenfield High School, Greenfield, MA
LEED Gold
Lester J. Gates Middle School, Scituate, MA
LEED Silver
Newton North High School, Newton, MA
LEED Gold
North Reading Middle/High School, North Reading, MA
LEED Gold
Park Avenue School, Webster, MA
LEED Gold
Rockland High School, Rockland, MA
LEED Gold
Rogers Middle School, Rockland, MA
LEED Gold
Sunita L. Williams Elementary School, Needham, MA
Tracking LEED Silver
Vermont Army National Guard Information Systems Facility, Colchester, VT
SPiRiT Certified
Vermont Fire Training Academy, Pittsford, VT
LEED Silver
West Parish School, Gloucester, MA
LEED Gold
Weston High School Science Lab Addition, Weston, MA
LEED Silver
White Street Fire Station, Springfield MA
LEED Gold
1st LEED-certified City project
1st LEED Gold Fire Station in New England
Wilmington High School, Wilmington, MA
LEED Gold
Dedham Middle School, Dedham, MA
MA CHPS and Green-Certified (MTC and MA DOE)
ACEC – Gold Award for Design Excellence
Lund Family Center, Burlington, VT
Better Buildings by Design – Award for Excellence in Energy Conscious Building Design
St. Albans City Elementary School, St. Albans, VT
EPA Energy Star Certified (Energy Performance Score of 89)