Vermont Integrated Architecture – Maclay Studio

Vermont Integrated Architects – Maclay Studio designs buildings and communities that are models for healthy, inspired living, advancing to a carbon neutral and ecologically sustainable future. We offer clients Choices in Sustainability; selecting the appropriate levels of environmental performance to suit their needs. This may range from current standards to carbon neutral and/or net zero performance; buildings or communities that produce more energy than they consume annually. Our project solutions are built on ecological and systems-based design principles using a collaborative process with our clients and stakeholders.

We integrate environmental design throughout our process and we provide clear  metrics so that our clients can select individualized performance options. Possible assesments may include analysis of: energy, carbon, environmental impacts, occupant health, as well as other factors. Financial analysis may include simple or detailed payback, return on investment, lifecylce, and/or other standards of measurement.

In addition to metrics developed internally to assess the performance of our projects, we can evaluate our projects using standards including the USGBC LEED rating system, the Cascadia Living Building Challenge, the Architecture 2030 Challenge, Green Globes, and other standards.

To accomplish our goals, our team is actively engaged in research, in networking with other innovators, in educating the public, and most importantly in collaborating with like-minded clients to move as quickly and prudently forward in making a more sustainable world for future generations.