Sustainable DesignWe look at every project as an opportunity to enhance the quality of life for our clients, our employees and other people touched by our work. A natural part of this perspective is to sustain and enhance the quality of the environment as well. We look for opportunities to integrate LEED concepts, apply green solutions and create sustainable designs for healthy, energy-efficient buildings. Plan for smart growth. Bring brownfields back to life. Apply best practices to stormwater management and sourcewater protection. In many respects, we look at every day as Earth Day.

Services | Sustainable Design
• Adaptive Re-Use
• Asbestos and Lead-based Paint Management
• Brownfield Redevelopment
• Energy Management and Conservation
• Environmental Health, and Safety
• Erosion and Sediment Control
• Indoor Air Quality
• Innovative Water and Wastewater Engineering Applications
• Integrated Landscaping Programs
• Land and Building Recycling
• LEED Certification
• Remediation Design
• Renewable Energy Sources
• Retrocommissioning
• Site Selection and Building Placement
• Stormwater Management
• Water Reuse and Conservation

Energy AuditsEnergy Efficiency is good for the bottom line. SSM performs Energy Audits in accordance with ASHRAE's Procedures For Commercial Building Energy Audits. The audits are performed in steps and a value judgment made at the end of each step as to the benefit of proceeding to the next level.
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Services | Energy Audits
Preliminary Energy Use Analysis | Analyze historic utility use and cost. Develop the Energy Utilization Index (EUI) of the building. Compare the building EUI to similar buildings to determine if further engineering study and analysis are likely to produce significant energy savings.

Level I—Walk-Through Analysis | Assess a building's energy cost and efficiency by analyzing energy bills and conducting a brief on-site survey of the building. A Level I energy analysis will identify and provide a savings and cost analysis of low-cost/no-cost measures. It will also provide a listing of potential capital improvements that merit further consideration, and an initial judgment of potential costs and savings. A walk-through analysis of a facility will utilize all the forms in this publication except those in the section on “Building and Systems Report.”

Level II—Energy Survey and Analysis | This includes a more detailed building survey and energy analysis. A breakdown of the energy use within the building is provided. A Level II energy analysis will identify and provide the savings and cost analysis of all practical measures that meet the owner's constraints and economic criteria, along with a discussion of any changes to operation and maintenance procedures. It may also provide a listing of potential capital-intensive improvements that require more thorough data collection and engineering analysis, and a judgment of potential costs and savings. This level of analysis will be adequate for most buildings and measures.

Level III—Detailed Analysis of Capital-Intensive Modifications | This level of engineering analysis focuses on potential capital-intensive projects identified during the Level II analysis and involves more detailed field data gathering as well as a more rigorous engineering analysis. It provides detailed project cost and savings calculations with a high level of confidence sufficient for major capital investment.

ENERGY STAR PartnershipSSM strengthened its commitment to protect the environment by becoming an ENERGY STAR partner. Through our voluntary partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR Program, we will work to improve energy efficiency and fight global warming.

In partnership with ENERGY STAR, SSM will
• Help spread the word about the importance of energy efficiency to the community;
• Support the ENERGY STAR Challenge, a national call-to-action to help improve the energy efficiency of America's commercial and industrial buildings by 10% or more.
• Develop and implement a plan consistent with the ENERGY STAR Energy Management Guidelines to achieve energy savings;
• Measure and track the energy performance of the organization's facilities where possible by using tools offered through ENERGY STAR.

ENERGY STAR was introduced by EPA in 1992 as a voluntary, market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency. Today, the ENERGY STAR label can be found on more than 50 different kinds of products, new homes and commercial and industrial buildings. Products and buildings that have earned the ENERGY STAR designation prevent greenhouse gas emissions by meeting strict energy-efficiency specifications set by the government. In 2007, Americans, with the help of ENERGY STAR, saved about $16 billion on their energy bills while reducing the greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those of 27 million vehicles. For more information about ENERGY STAR, visit www.energystar.gov.