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SRM’s Green Building Commitment
In 2005, SRM Associates made a commitment to reduce our environmental footprint through sustainable development practices within our company and for our clients. Our work has been widely recognized.

We believe that green building is not only the right thing to do, it’s good business:

  • We believe building green is an extension of our commitment to develop high-quality, healthy, inspiring buildings that improve the environment in the workplace and in communities throughout the Bay Area.
  • Green buildings can be built with little to no up front premium and achieve operating savings over time.
  • SRM offsets the annual carbon emissions produced through all of our corporate operations as well as in the buildings we manage by purchasing Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) and direct carbon offsets from Green Mountain Energy.
  • We have instituted a comprehensive green cleaning/janitorial program.
  • SRM has a LEED Accredited Professional on its executive team, is a certified Bay Area Green Business and a member of the national and local U.S. Green Building Council and Build it Green.

 

 "Contemporary architecture and real estate development, on a grand scale, are depleting the earth's assets and turning them into liabilities. It's well known, for example, that the waste flows generated by the construction and maintenance of new buildings rival those of the entire manufacturing sector of the global economy. We know, too, that many of the materials used in today's buildings are harmful to human health and that conventional building designs can wreak havoc on local ecology. In this context, is simply building to our local codes enough? "
                                              
William McDonough
FAIA Principal and Founder, William McDonough + Architects 
     

LEED- Gold Status Achieved for Peet's Coffee and Tea

Peet’s Coffee and Tea

Alameda,CA
Roasting/tasting facility and office space               
135,000 SF
LEED Rating: Gold

Highlight - 41 total points

Peet's is the first private / commercial LEED facility in Alameda to achieve LEED certification. Also the first LEED Gold awarded to a Coffee Roasting Facility in the U.S.

 

Green Features:

  • Energy performance beat Title 24 by 32% (significant for a manufacturing facility)
  • 40% reduction in interior water usage via waterless urinals, dual-flush toilets and low-flow fixtures
  • 84% reduction in water use for exterior landscaping
  • Achieved 12 or 15 indoor environmental quality points by using healthy, low-emitting interior materials: (paints, carpets, adhesives)
  • Over 75% of construction waste recycled

 

SRM is currently working on three other LEED-registered green building properties. One example is:

2020 Milvia Street
Berkeley, CA
General Office Use
41,000 RSF
Expected LEED Rating: Silver

  

Green Features:

  • Energy performance will beat ASHRAE 90.1 by 25%
  • Extensive daylight/views
  • Open space via rooftop deck
  • Estimated 40% reduction in water usage via waterless urinals, dual-flush toilets and low-flow fixtures
  • Healthy, low-emitting interior materials (e.g. paint, carpet)
  • Over 75% of construction waste will be recycled