For community-scale projects, private homes, or even a solar-powered irrigation pump set far from any road, the sustainability landscape of the Inter-mountain West is evolving fast.
Consider a sampling from today’s jargon: optimal solar orientation, natural day-lighting and ventilation, passive solar heating, photovoltaic (solar-electric) systems, a highly-insulated building envelope, poured earth construction, recycled and regionally sourced building materials, motorized window blinds, site sensitivity, low-use plumbing fixtures, grey water retrieval, night flushing, rainwater collection, vegetated roofs, native planting, native landscaping…
All these sustainability initiatives and technologies can be overwhelming for today’s property owner.
Yellowstone Architects is ready to help. For us, it’s more than just nomenclature—sustainability is our business. Experienced with the techniques, systems, and materials outlined above, Brett Potter has over a decade of practice as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accredited and licensed architect in Montana and Idaho. Bringing all of that expertise to every Yellowstone Architects project, we strive to inform our clients while presenting the best conservation and sustainability options specific to their site, project budget, and scope of work.
And we’d like to get started immediately: here’s additional information on sustainability-related topics of frequent interest for our clientele:
Consider a sampling from today’s jargon: optimal solar orientation, natural day-lighting and ventilation, passive solar heating, photovoltaic (solar-electric) systems, a highly-insulated building envelope, poured earth construction, recycled and regionally sourced building materials, motorized window blinds, site sensitivity, low-use plumbing fixtures, grey water retrieval, night flushing, rainwater collection, vegetated roofs, native planting, native landscaping…
All these sustainability initiatives and technologies can be overwhelming for today’s property owner.
Yellowstone Architects is ready to help. For us, it’s more than just nomenclature—sustainability is our business. Experienced with the techniques, systems, and materials outlined above, Brett Potter has over a decade of practice as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accredited and licensed architect in Montana and Idaho. Bringing all of that expertise to every Yellowstone Architects project, we strive to inform our clients while presenting the best conservation and sustainability options specific to their site, project budget, and scope of work.
And we’d like to get started immediately: here’s additional information on sustainability-related topics of frequent interest for our clientele:
