Sustainable architecture, seeks to minimize the negative impact of a building on the environment by increasing efficiency and moderation in the use of materials, energy, and space while connecting people to their natural surroundings.

Sustainable design practices have influenced our projects since the early 1980’s. Utilizing simple straight forward design principals we can achieve building designs that have a lower impact on the environment and save the owner in maintenance and operating costs throughout the lifecycle of the building.

These simple straight forward design principals include building orientation, daylighting, and energy efficiency have been the foundation of our approach to sustainable design.

Since a large percentage of the energy used during the lifecycle of a building is for heating and cooling we have focused on developing and engineering geothermal systems that greatly reduce the energy required to heat and cool buildings.

Having both ARCHITECTS and ENGINEERS under one roof has provided us with an advantage in coming up with a completely integrated building design. Lederach Associates understands the interrelationships of all building systems and materials. With both professions working together closely in the same office we can optimize all elements of the design through complete integration resulting in a cost effective and high performance ‘green’ building.

"Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED provides building owners and operators a concise framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions."(Definition by USGBC)