THE MISSION OF GRID
Why GRID?
Green establishes our commitment to improve and protect the environment by strengthening the interactivity between human developments and nature. Regenerative Design goes ahead of Sustainable Design where the net-zero building not only uses fewer resources but also enables social and ecological systems to maintain a healthy state to evolve. Making Innovative decisions and pushing our buildings to zero net energy with our tight envelopes, solar panels, battery backups and toward carbon neutral with the conscious choices of building materials makes our projects some of the most advanced in the industry. GRID’s smart architecture and construction leads to Developments that mitigate its impacts on the environment, while providing beauty and comfort for its inhabitants.
What does GREEN mean?
Green establishes our commitment to improve and protect the environment by strengthening the interactivity between human developments and nature.
Green Building benefits the health of the owners and of our planet. A building that can maintain or improve the quality of life by using healthy and sustainable resources that go into these projects start to finish. Promoting healthy living for both the user and the environment leaving a positive imprint when finished.
Green Building includes the implementation of environmentally friendly products and systems in all different phases of construction. Green represents well-being and life!
GREEN
We believe that buildings don’t just provide shelter but they also support occupant health and the environment we live in. To achieve optimum health of the occupant and positive environment, we need to go beyond Sustainable design and look towards Regenerative Practices.
Regenerative means to regrow or be restored. Regenerative Design goes ahead of Sustainable Design where the net-zero building not only uses fewer resources but also enables social and ecological systems to maintain a healthy state to evolve.
At GRID our focus is not only on offsetting the resources that we use but of replenishing and bettering our environment. Regenerative Architecture builds a holistic approach of incorporating the site, energy, systems, flora and fauna and the building. We believe in approaching and treating every project as a part of nature and designing resources like energy, clean water and food which allows the project to be regenerative. For Instance, producing and storing energy onsite where it can serve as small-scale energy resource not only for the building but also the surrounding communities, which reduces our reliance on the utility grid.
In an effort to help our clients understand the Regenerative Design Practices, we have developed the DNA of Sustainable Elements, which provides a holistic approach of Natural Elements, Health & Wellness, Community, Energy, and Material & Resources.
REGENERATIVE
GRID design build starts our design process at the site to assess all the environmental components of where the building will be located. The effects of access, topography, sun, wind, water, wildfire, and floods are all considered in the design process and solutions are blended with the owners programming requirements. Original ideas develop from each individual sites’ characteristics.
Incorporating new methods in our building envelopes, energy and grey water systems plus specifying the most efficient appliances, lighting and plumbing fixtures all helps us reach our goals of innovative design. We think about each of the materials that go into the project and evaluate the best choices based on environment, health, and sustainability.
From concrete to interior finishes, we continue to learn about new materials and products.
Pushing our buildings to zero net energy with our tight envelopes, solar panels, battery backups and toward carbon neutral with the conscious choices of building materials makes our projects some of the most advanced in the industry.
INNOVATIVE
The development of any land, be it vacant or already built-upon, increases green house gas production. The process of construction and the materials and transportation of those materials causes energy to be consumed and thus green house gasses to be produced.
A GRID development mitigates these impacts by designing and building homes that generate as much energy as they consume, thus creating a net effect of zero carbon production. “Smart” Architecture, tight building envelopes, solar or wind power (both renewable sources), the selection of renewable materials and all sorts of other creative solutions all contribute to housing projects that are Green, Regenerative and Innovative Developments … which form the basis of GRID.
DEVELOPMENTS
