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Every JMA project, whether the goal is green building certification or not, incorporates environmentally sound practices:
Site Management
- Recycle job site construction & demolition waste
- Donate unused materials
- Protect native soil
- Minimize disruption of existing plants and trees
- Implement construction site stormwater practices
Indoor air quality management
- Establish effective duct filtration
- Minimize airborne pollutants
- Minimize moisture
Subcontractor management
- Oversee materials management
- Oversee activities management
In addition, we can assist architects and clients in their green/sustainable building design efforts in the following ways:
- Assemble and maintain records necessary to document a building's compliance with green building and LEED requirements.
- Execute new construction methods per specifications, at a reasonable cost.
- Achieve high recycling rates.
- Share knowledge of the numerous materials that are rapidly renewable, contain recycled content and emit low VOCs (volatile organic compounds).
- Recommend high-efficiency equipment and lighting to meet Title 24 requirements.
- Assist project teams in identifying ways to reach a project's green building and LEED goals.
- Manage over 50 percent of the points needed for the basic LEED Certified Rating, and 30 percent of the points for the highest Platinum Rating.
The following websites are local and national resources for information on sustainable building:
California Integrated Waste Management Board
US Green Building Council
US EPA Green Building
Natural Resources Defense Council
Forest Stewardship Council
City of Santa Rosa Build It Green Program
Sonoma County Waste Management
North Coast Builders Exchange Green Building Resource
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