Delivering Lasting Value

Buildings are significant investments, both for our clients and for their communities. We see design as an opportunity to deliver lasting value. VMDO’s evidence-based approach combines best practices, thorough leadership, and robust analysis to help our clients make informed decisions.

Reducing Impact

Our considerations for performance include:

• Net Zero Energy. VMDO is a recognized expert in net-zero energy building design. As signatories of the AIA 2030 Commitment, we continually monitor and annually report the predicted energy performance of our projects, thereby helping to transform the industry and to build everyone’s capacity to address some of the most challenging issues of our time.

• Water Efficiency. Our projects use water mindfully through efficient fixtures and processes, and rely on alternative resources like captures condensate, rainwater, and greywater in order to further reduce site water demands.

• Materials. In addition to selecting products with lower environmental impacts, we extend the useful life of the products we use by designing for durability, ease of maintenance, and flexibility/adaptability.

• Regenerative Landscapes. Our projects capture and cleanse rainfall, restore native habitats, mitigate urban heat island effect and protect the night sky. These strategies that are good not just for the environment, but also support wellness, reduce operational costs, and increase resilience.

• Mobility. VMDO designs for people, not cars, and as such we look for opportunities to provide public paths, enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety, and make public transit the easy choice.

Tracking Everything

VMDO tracks the performance of our buildings over time in order to improve our approaches to water, waste, air quality, and materials. We use robust Post Occupancy Evaluations (POEs) and building systems commissioning to ensure that our designs perform as intended and work with industry experts to improve outcomes.