Research and Development Tools
Perkins+Will has shared its research and developed public tools to help project teams infuse sustainability through the design process, including:
- The Precautionary List - an online database highlights healthy alternatives to materials that may be harmful for humans and the environment.
- The 2030e2 Estimating + Evaluation Tool helps project teams set energy goals for the 2030 Challenge in four basic energy areas: efficiency and conservation, on-site renewable energy, off-site renewable energy and green power.
- The Perkins+Will Research Journal, launched in 2009, is a bi-annual peer reviewed journal presenting practice-related research associated with buildings and their environments.
- Perkins+Will is a part of Public Architecture’s 1% Solution, committing one percent of the firm’s billable resources to support pro bono initiatives. With Perkins+Will’s size that is equivalent of a 15-person firm working full-time to provide pro bono services to organizations who would otherwise not have such access each year.
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