2011 Green Giants
It may not be by leaps and bounds, but sustainable design is growing, as reported by Interior Design’ s top ?100 Giants. We learned from 39 of the firms that at?least 50 percent of their projects follow LEED guidelines. Total square footage of sustainable projects completed increased by 81.3 million over the previous reporting period. And the value of eco products specified rose by $2.5 billion. It turns out that dollars are green in more ways than one.
Top 100 Giants with At Least 50% of Projects Following LEED Guidelines
|
FIRM
|
2011 RANK
|
| AECOM | 21 |
| Cannon Design | 7 |
| CBT | 50 |
| Daroff Design + DDI Architects | 39 |
| EwingCole | 24 |
| Roger Ferris + Partners | 42 |
| Flad Architects | 25 |
| Francis Cauffman | 55 |
| FXFowle Architects | 98 |
| Gensler | 1 |
| Harley Ellis Devereaux | 48 |
| HDR Architecture | 18 |
| HGA Architects and Engineers | 20 |
| HLW | 29 |
| HMC Architects |
57 |
| HOK | 2 |
| IA Interior Architects | 10 |
| KlingStubbins | 15 |
| Gary Lee Partners | 97 |
| LS3P | 74 |
| Ted Moudis Associates |
31 |
| NBBJ | 13 |
| Nelson | 9 |
| OPX |
91 |
| Partners by Design | 99 |
| Perkins + Will | 3 |
| Pollack Architecture | 65 |
| RMW architecture & interiors | 47 |
| RNL | 95 |
| Shepley Bulfinch | 37 |
| SmithGroup | 12 |
| Stantec | 8 |
| Studios Architecture |
30 |
| Switzer Group | 83 |
| TPG Architecture | 28 |
| VOA Associates | 41 |
| WHR Architects | 45 |
| Ziegler Cooper Architects | 100 |
| Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects | 33 |
Average Percentage of Top 100 Giants’ Projects Following LEED Guidelines
|
2011 Top Giants |
41% |
| 2010 Top Giants | 43% |
| 2009 Top Giants | 33% |
Average Percentage of Top 100 Giants’ Design Fees Attributed To Sustainable Designs
| 2011 Top Giants | 39% |
| 2010 Top Giants | 38% |
| 2009 Top Giants | 30% |
Total Value of Green Products Specified by Top 100 Giants
| 2011 Top Giants | $32.3 billion |
| 2010 Top Giants | $29.8 billion |
| 2009 Top Giants | $25.7 billion |
Surface Area of Sustainable Projects by Top 100 Giants
| 2011 Top Giants | 345.3 million square feet |
| 2010 Top Giants | 263.9 million square feet |
| 2009 Top Giants | 264.1 million square feet |
Effect of Economic Downturn on Amount of Sustainable Projects by Top 100 Giants
| More | 21% |
| Unchanged | 64% |
| Fewer | 15% |
Top 100 Giants Providing Sustainability Analysis
| 2011 Top Giants | 92% |
| 2010 Top Giants | 88% |
| 2009 Top Giants | 83% |
Top 100 Giants with At Least 50% of Design Fees Attributed To Sustainable Projects
| FIRM | 2011 RANK |
| Corgan Associates | 60 |
| Leo A Daly |
4 |
| DBI Architects | 43 |
| EwingCole | 24 |
| Roger Ferris + Partners |
42 |
| Flad Architects |
25 |
| FXFowle Architects | 98 |
| Gensler | 1 |
| HDR Architecture | 18 |
| HGA Architects and Engineers | 20 |
| HKS | 53 |
| HLW |
29 |
| HMC Architects | 57 |
| HOK | 2 |
| Huntsman Architectural Group | 73 |
| IA Interior Architects | 10 |
| KlingStubbins |
15 |
| Gary Lee Partners | 97 |
| Little | 38 |
| LS3P | 74 |
| Mancini Duffy | 51 |
| NBBJ | 13 |
| Nelson | 9 |
| Planning Design Research | 68 |
| Pollack architecture | 65 |
| RNL | 95 |
| Shepley Bulfinch | 37 |
| Skidmore, Owings & Merrill | 19 |
| SmithGroup | 12 |
| TPG Architecture | 28 |
| VOA Associates | 41 |
| WHR Architects | 45 |
| Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects | 33 |
