Service Offerings
We have been at the forefront of understanding what sustainability means to the building and construction sector since our company was founded in 1998.
Our building and construction clients have included both large and small companies, as well as a wide range of industry associations:
| Companies | Industry Associations |
| Andersen Windows | American Chemistry Council (ACC) |
| Armstrong World Industries | American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) |
| Colorep | Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) |
| HDR Inc. | North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA) |
| Interface | U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) |
| Knauf Insulation | |
| Shaw Industries | |
| ThyssenKrupp Elevator | |
| US Gypsum |
Some of the activities we have undertaken with our clients in the building and construction sector include:
- Conducting life cycle assessments and carbon footprinting at the corporate and product levels
- Benchmarking our clients against the specific business practices expected by their significant stakeholders, identifying their performance relative to other companies and identifying performance gaps using our CSR insightTM tool
- Generating corporate sustainability reports, including those based on the Global Reporting Initiative and/or Carbon Disclosure Project
- Developing environmental product declarations
- Developing life-cycle-based product screening tools
- Managing product portfolios
- Facilitating workshops on design for environment
- Facilitating value chain engagement
- Integrating social and environmental considerations into core business processes (e.g., supply chain management, operations, product stewardship, marketing, sales, capital investments, procurement)
- Strategic analysis of market and regulatory trends
- Supporting sales and marketing teams with environmental and sustainability messaging
- Developing tools to improve performance, decision support and reporting
In addition to the above, we provide services to organizations wishing to design and implement management systems. We also work in partnership with PE-Americas using their GaBi software system to help our clients set up data management systems on all aspects of their sustainability performance.
