Since our inception in the 1960's, Smith + Andersen has been fortunate to have been involved on many projects with which clients strive for a more sustainable/energy efficient design. This gives us the latitude to propose and implement innovative and enrgy efficient technologies and system approaches. These progressive clients provide the opportunity for Smith + Andersen to explore all aspects of these new technologies and system approaches and, as a result, other prospective clients benefit from this in-house knowledge on their future projects.
Browse through our list of "Featured Projects" where some of the following sustainable technologies are futher explained.
In fact, our progressive thinking, coupled with the vision of our clients, has resulted in our past building designs exceeding current energy standards well in advance of those standards becoming a minimum code requirement.
A sample of some of these technologies and system approaches:
Thermal storage systems (water, ice, structure)
Commercially available heat recovery systems
Highly specialized, project-specific energy recovery systems
Ocean, river, and lake water cooling
Variable speed motors
Condensing boilers
Heat pump systems using geothermal
Under floor and displacement ventilation
Natural ventilation systems
Energy efficient lighting/controls/day-lighting systems