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“A sustainable building: outcome of design which focuses on increasing the efficiency of resource use — energy, water, and materials — while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment during the building’s lifecycle, through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and removal.”
—Anne B. Frej, editor, Green Office Buildings: A Practical Guide to Development
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Sustainable Building
We describe our approach to "Green Building" as "Mindful Building". We have extensive experience with sustainable materials and practices, but we believe it is part of a bigger picture. Mindful building means not only green/sustainable practices, but also consideration of the larger social impacts. From practicing green building to supporting local community health and welfare, we are committed to sustainable building on a professional, personal and community level. From the use of biofuels to our solar-powered workshop, Earthtone strives to minimize adverse environmental impact.
 Our sustainable building practices are informed by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™. With a LEED Accredited Professional (AP) in-house we have practical experience incorporating the U.S. Green Building Council's guidelines for green building into all our projects, not just those which are LEED-certified buildings.
Our sustainability and LEED practices consider:
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- Minimizing disruption and erosion of site and evaluation of local climate and conditions
- Water efficiency through use of water saving devices, smart irrigation controls and systems for collection and reuse
- Minimizing energy consumption through passive design, enhanced insulation and energy saving equipment
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- Rapidly renewable and re-used materials and resources
- Improving indoor environmental quality by minimizing or eliminating the use of toxins and by optimized ventilation
- Local sourcing of labor and materials to reduce transportation emissions and maintaining community economy
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Social Responsibility
 Beyond the measures we take to ensure that a project is "sustainable" we believe that our social responsibility extends more broadly to the health and welfare of our communities.
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