Sustainable Design

Spearheaded by Green Guides Sustainability for Architecture, a TLC company, our LEED® Accredited Professionals provide a host of sustainable services including green engineering, LEED administration, energy modeling, commissioning, and charrette facilitation.

 
 

Passion fuels our commitment to green:  A passion for simple, efficient solutions that are healthy for the people who live, learn, and work in the buildings we engineer.  And healthy for the environment. 

TLC's commitment to sustainability has made us a leader in the green building design movement in the Southeast. Sustainability is woven into our corporate culture:

• Our green team includes 75 LEED Accredited Professionals, 13 ACG-Certifed Commissioning Authorities and a certified geothermal designer.
• More than 20% of TLC's professional staff are LEED Accredited Professionals.
• Our nine offices are carbon neutral following the purchase of sustainable energy credits to offset the energy used for lighting, power, heating and cooling.
• Our design/commissioning portfolio includes 15 LEED Certified buildings and more than 100 LEED Registered buildings -- totaling more than 20.5 million square feet of sustainable space.

Lots of "firsts" propelled TLC to the top ranks in sustainable engineering including the first building, first health care facility, first public school, first elementary school, and first higher education building in Florida to be LEED certified and the first building in Florida to be LEED certified for Commercial Interiors.  TLC is also among the first engineering firms in Florida to belong to the U.S. Green Building Council.

Currently, we are providing sustainable design, commissioning or consulting services on a broad range of projects, including university buildings, courthouses, healthcare facilities, libraries, and the master planning of a 450-acre urban town center.  Our specialized green design services include energy modeling, life-cycle cost analysis, green material selection and specification assistance, day lighting design, and facilitating sustainable design charrettes, and building commissioning.