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In celebration of Earth Day, Integral Group Chief Sustainability Officer Megan White will break down Integral’s mission driven approach towards environmental design and corporate operations. This presentation will include a review of Integral’s annual environmental reporting (CSER) and details into the World Green Building Council’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment. Additionally, Megan will highlight ways…

Improving the environmental impact of the built environment has become a priority in the fight against the climate crisis. Greenhouse gas emissions responsible for global warming – or carbon emissions – must be reduced dramatically and rapidly. The industry has long focused on operational carbon but has ignored embodied carbon emissions related to the rest…

The term Net Zero is gaining traction globally – but what does it mean to be truly Net Zero? Born from challenges of different local standards and approaches to this question, Elementa Consulting initiated the London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI) in 2017 to change London’s Energy Policy, a system that was failing to keep up with a…

District energy systems are gaining momentum across the globe. As traditional “heating-only” systems no longer meet current needs, Integral Group has developed innovative, “next generation” district energy solutions that offer stellar environmental performance. These systems provide both heating and cooling, flexibility to accommodate “low-carbon” and “low-exergy” sources, and cutting-edge energy conversion technologies. Using our local…

The heart of our firm’s impact and excellence is tied to the diversity of our staff. Fostering inclusion echoes to our commitment to our staff to be a safe workplace where they can show up as their authentic selves and thrive. We continue to attract and retain the best, brightest, and most passionate people motivated…

The 2019 Austin Green Award winning projects have been announced. The Austin Green Awards recognize projects in Austin, Texas that have made outstanding achievements in sustainable design and innovation. The first of its kind in Austin, these awards aim to raise the bar for future project conception and their approach to ever-changing environmental, social, and…

Elementa Consulting crowned CIBSE’s Building Performance Consultancy of the Year for the third time in four years, at the 2020 Building Performance Awards The ballroom of the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, played host to over 500 building services engineers to celebrate and showcase a year of ground-breaking achievements in high performance building services engineering. Building Consultancy of…

Integral Group is delighted to share that Kanika Sharma has been awarded USGBC-LA’s 2020 Emerging Leader Award at the 15th Annual Green Gala. The award is selected by Chapter leadership and recognizes “an individual who is still early in their career but demonstrating leadership by pushing us all forward to a more sustainable build environment.”…

Coalition of leading architects, engineers and building professionals launch LETI’s new Climate Emergency Design Guide, providing blueprint on how the construction industry can react to the climate emergency. The industry has come together to provide a consensus on how to design new buildings in a way that does not jeopardise national emissions targets. The Climate…

We are pleased to announce the appointment of William Overturf III as our new Chief Executive Officer and President. Bill succeeds Kevin Hydes, who takes on a new role as Chair of Integral Group’s Board and Founder for the firm, having led Integral’s growth to more than 800 employees across 21 offices over the past…

The 87,300 square foot Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Office Building recently completed a 12-month Zero Net Energy operation monitoring period. As anticipated through Integral Group’s modeling efforts, the photovoltaic (PV) energy produced and captured on site exceeds the amount of energy used during full occupancy, verifying this project is operating at Zero Net Energy.…

Integral Group is excited to share that one of our projects, the Student Services Building at California Polytechnic University, Pomona, has received a 2019 Southern California Development Forum (SCDF) Design Award. These awards celebrate projects that demonstrate innovation and a commitment to the community from both the owners and the design team. The Student Services…