PB Sustainability Toolkit: Buildings Matrix

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Many of these are tasks and actions you already perform. These guidelines place them in a sustainability framework.

Select a link in the matrix below to navigate to information you are looking for, or a topic you are interested in...

What to do if you are a...	CRM	RFP	Planning / Pre Design / Schematic	Design Development (Mid Construction Drawings, 50% Design)	Final Design (Detailed Design)	Construction & Shop Drawings	Operation / Maintenance / Occupancy
	What Project Phase are you in?
Client Relations / Pursuit Manager	Identify Client Sustainability Policy Discuss Potential for Sustainable Design Integration into Client's Agency Discuss interests in Ecodesign / Biomimicry / Regenerative Design	Identify Sustainable Design Requirements in RFQ/RFP Emphasize PB's Sustainable Design Capabilities in Qualifications / Proposal / Interview
Project Manager		Consider Sustainable Design Requirements when Staffing Project	Ensure Adherence to Sustainability Goals & Objectives Design Charrette Integrated Design Process	Ensure Adherence to Sustainability Goals & Objectives LEED Registration & Submittals Basis of Design (tool for commissioning, defined for design team) Owner's Project Requirements	Ensure Adherence to Sustainability Goals & Objectives Compile Lessons Learned Specification Writing	Ensure Adherence to Sustainability Goals & Objectives
Planner			Transit Access & Other Non-Motorized Travel Options Sustainability Plan or Sustainability Management Plan Multi-Criteria Analysis
Civil Engineer				Site Layout Stormwater Management Best Practices (BMPs) Constructability Review	Site Layout Materials Selection: Design Accessibility Considerations Building-Based/Campus-Based Stormwater Management (Quality & Quantity) Constructability Review Minimize Light Pollution	Sediment & Erosion Control Plans Maintenance of Traffic Plans Maintenance of Non-Vehicular Traffic	Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Structural Engineer				Integrated Design	Structure Aesthetics Context Sensitive Design Materials Selection: Design Constructability Review	Structure Aesthetics Materials Selection: Construction Constructability Review
Mechanical Engineer				Integrated Design Initial Energy Modeling Building Information Modeling (BIM) Building Envelope Design-High Performance Facades Earth Tubes Natural Ventilations Systems PV Solar Analysis	Controllability of Systems Commissioning
Architect			Site Analysis (individual) Passive Design	Building Envelope Design Space Planning Daylighting Microclimate Analysis	Green Roof Design & Installation Minimize Light Pollution	Materials Sustainability: Construction
Landscape Architect			Sustainable Landscape Design Xeriscape Native Plant Species
Cost Estimator			Life Cycle Cost Analysis Sustainable Cost-Benefit Analysis	Life Cycle Assessment
Construction Manager						Commissioning Complete LEED Submittals Construction Waste Management Measurement & Verification	Measurement & Verification