Around the world people who work and live in buildings are today increasingly concerned about the building's impact on the environment and the impact the building makes on them. Davis Langdon has recognised this and is building knowledge that helps our clients deliver and own responsible buildings. We do this by offering a range of services that enable us to identify, contribute, and manage the achievement of sustainability goals by:

Raising awareness - with our clients and design teams - of the economic, social and environmental opportunities and benefits of sustainable development

Support - of clients and design teams in setting and meeting sustainability objectives

Securing appropriate balance - between cost, programme, building performance and sustainability

Sustainability is an industry-wide issue, affects all disciplines, continues to gain momentum, and is here to stay.

Our sustainability services include:

• Embodied Carbon Metric assessments
• Cost and value advice to assist in the selection of sustainable design options
• Cost and feasibility of Building Engineering Services
• Contribution of ideas in response to the sustainability brief
• Whole life cycle techniques
• Review and documentation of sustainability performance criteria in conjunction with Design Team members
• Development of contract documentation to meet the client's sustainability objectives
• Adaptation of traditional cost reporting to meet the accounting principles of clients with sustainability objectives

Over the years, we have released numerous sustainability related publications (link to research page) . Our latest publication, the Road to ‘Green Property’ is regularly updated and available as an ebook.

For more information:

The Road to ‘Green Property’ E-Book - click here.
'Making a Glass Life Cycle Assessment' Video - link on right.
The Road to 'Green Property' PDF - click imge on right.