Design Constructs was founded by Douglas McKean in 1992 to transform the way buildings are thought of as assets and is committed to their sustainability - to make buildings carbon neutral, far exceeding current building standards and even LEED (TM) Platinum requirements! Our mantra is - in the words of the Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy - "In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisionmaking on the next seven generations. To us, sustainability is not a 'buzz word', it is a paradigm shift. Even if all new buildings were built to LEED (TM) Platinum standards the problems of our inefficient existing building stock would persist - minimizing the impact of those new building initiatives - so without dealing with our existing buildings in combination with new construction we are merely 'rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic'. Based on fuel costs alone, the life cycle cost of the average building over its lifetime is over four times the original construction cost. Many grants, rebates and incentives exist which Design Constructs can help you navigate to 'avoid the icebergs'! There are many energy strategies for making buildings carbon neutral - solar / photovoltaic, wind, geothermal, biomass, and vegetative solutions are the most widely uses - but first the building must be made to be as energy efficient as it can to minimize the costs of the strategies to be utilized on a first cost and life-cycle cost basis. Design Constructs utilizes an "Integrative Design Process" to yield the maximum benefit from the entire design / development team. We assist property owners in the successful completion of building projects based on proper project formulation - developing the right scope and the proper budget, and then design the project based on that solid foundation. Successful projects by Design Constructs such as those for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - the federal organization that is one of the global authorities on climate change - have proven that ...
| Website | http://www.designconstructs.com |
| Employees | View employees |
| Address | 35 Halsted Pl, Rye, New York 10580, US |
| Phone | +1 646-879-2429 |
| Industry | Architecture, Engineering & Design, Construction |
| Competitors | Jacobs, Stantec, Gensler, SmithGroup, DLR Group, Perkins&Will, HOK, Foster + Partners, CannonDesign, Harrison Design +30 more (view full list) |
| SIC | SIC Code 87 Companies, SIC Code 871 Companies |
| NAICS | NAICS Code 54131 Companies, NAICS Code 54 Companies, NAICS Code 541 Companies, NAICS Code 5413 Companies |
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Design Constructs is based in Rye, New York.
The NAICS codes for Design Constructs are [54131, 54, 541, 5413].
The SIC codes for Design Constructs are [87, 871].
