Sustainability Consulting

Sustainability Consulting

At Rushing now IMEG, sustainability in the built environment is not just a priority but a mandatory consideration in many jurisdictions. Our Sustainability Studio strives to simplify the complexities of modern sustainability, empowering teams with cost-effective strategies to achieve their goals.

Projects certified by Rushing’s Sustainability Studio represent a significant impact, covering over 2.37 million square feet across ten projects, accounting for 10% of LEED-certified square footage in Washington state.

Sustainability Services

The sustainability studio provides the following services and beyond:

Green Building Certification Management Green building certifications are third-party certification protocols that assess, verify, and recognize buildings that are designed, constructed, and operated in an environmentally responsible and sustainable manner. We provide management and consulting services for the following protocols and more:

LEED
- Multifamily Homes, New Construction, Labs, Hospitality, Core and Shell, Transportation Stations, Campus, Healthcare, Commercial Interiors, Retail, and Operations & Maintenance.
Built Green
Evergreen Sustainable Development Standard
Passive House
BREEAM
Living Building Challenge
SalmonSafe
ENERGY STAR
My Green Lab
Federal High-Performance Building Standard

Wellness Certification Management The impact buildings have on human health and well-being has never been more evident or more important. Our Sustainability Studio provides management and consulting services for the following wellness protocols:

WELL
Fitwel
RESET Standard

Municipal Incentive Consulting and Procurement Our Sustainability Studio provides management and procurement services for the following incentive programs and beyond:

Seattle City Light: Built Smart
City of Seattle Green Building Standard
City of Shoreline Deep Green Program
City of Redmond Green Building Incentive Program
City of Kirkland High Performing Green Building Program
Puget Sound Energy Incentive Programs
Inflation Reduction Act – Tax Incentives

ESG Management Our Sustainability Studio is excited to guide, manage, and enable the reporting of quality performance measures for your organization’s ESG Goals. ESG is an Environmental, Social and Governance rating that measures a company’s exposure to long-term environmental, social and governance risks. We work with teams to improve their ratings by developing and implementing sustainability plans for their organization.

Resiliency Consulting Our Sustainability Studio is a leader in climate adaptation and resiliency planning through an inclusive and multi-disciplinary approach to developing place-based strategies to protect people, infrastructure, and the environment and create better outcomes into the future.

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Consulting Life Cycle Assessment is a valuable tool for measuring environmental impacts of projects, including global warming potential. Both operational and embodied carbon are critical metrics that the building industry must address to reduce its impact on climate change. We provide: Low Carbon Design Comparative Analyses, Embodied Carbon Reduction Education, LCA project management, and Carbon Neutral Certification Management.

Feasibility Studies Through comprehensive assessments, we support our clients in choosing the sustainability pathway most aligned with the project’s vision, budget, and team. Our feasibility studies enable teams to decide with considerable confidence their sustainability journey and outcomes.

Biophilic Design Charettes Biophilic design is the permeation of nature throughout the built environment to encourage and support the human-nature connection. With countless research studies indicating the myriad of benefits both to human health and high-performance building, biophilic design is the next frontier for modern building design. Our Sustainability Studio guides the process of the deliberate integration of the principles of biophilic design.