Sustainable Philosophy

A3C-Collaborative Architecture has been environmentally conscious since our founding and practice sustainability as an extension of good, well-planned design. We have one of the top employee education and awareness programs for environmental design in the area. We currently have multiple LEED Accredited Professionals on staff to guide you through the green building and LEED Certification process. Our firm has played host to several LEED Study Groups that were taught by A3C LEED-AP staffers. In addition, we maintain an in-house sustainability committee which meets regularly to educate and explore new ways to further our knowledge and environmental stewardship as individuals and as a firm.

Presentations & Educational Materials

A3C has been invited to speak on a wide range of sustainable issues at a local, regional and national level. In 2008 and 2009 alone, they presented to a diverse group of professional at 40 different conferences.

View a list of our popular presentation topics

Advocacy & Outreach

Dan Jacobs, Senior Principal and Director of Sustainability, serves on the Board for USGBC’s Detroit Regional Chapter and as Chair of the Green School Advocacy Committee. He is on the Board of the SE MI Sustainable Business Forum where he serves as Secretary. Dan also served as Co-Chair of the AIA MI’s COTE (Committee on the Environment). Dan was recently selected by the Canadian government as one of eight US citizens to tour Canada to visit sustainable forest sites and view several of Canada’s LEED commercial and institutional wood structure buildings including the recently completed Olympic Speed Skating Oval in Richmond BC outside of Vancouver.

  • AIA - Michigan COTE
  • Atwell-Hicks National Sustainability Advisory Board
  • City of Ann Arbor - DDA, Energy Audit Provider
  • Friends of the Rouge
  • Great Lakes Renewable Energy Assoc.
  • Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
  • Huron River Watershed Council
  • National Resource Defense Council
  • REBUILD Michigan, Energy Audit Provider
  • SE MI Sustainable Business Forum
  • Transportation Riders United
  • U.S. Green Building Council National & Detroit Regional Chapter
  • Washtenaw County Waste Knot

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Our popular presentation topics

  • Alternative Energy Technologies
  • Conservations as an Energy Strategy
  • Energy Audits & Building/Site Assessments
  • From Green to Gold in a Troubled Economy
  • Geothermal Energy Systems
  • Getting to Net Zero
  • Going Green
  • Green Building Envelopes & IAQ
  • Green Roof Design
  • High Performance Buildings
  • High Performance Green Schools
  • Public Agencies Meet Sustainable Design
  • Restaurant Sustainability Strategies
  • Teaching Stewardship through Sustainable School Design
  • USGBC’s LEED for Schools Initiative
  • Why Green Roofs Beat Cool Roofs in Long Term Value

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