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Buildings consume 40% of energy used in the US and 72% of electricity generated. -US EPA, 2009

For your existing structure, we provide you with a diagnostic of how your building is currently performing and uncover appropriate ways to increase performance, leverage utility incentives to lower implementation costs, and ensure that your building is in compliance with government mandates.

City of Seattle Benchmarking Deadline is October 1, 2012. Our benchmarking compliance service enables you to comply with local and state energy and sustainability legislation. We will manage the compliance process for your building or portfolio and streamline what is often a complex process while helping to improve your energy efficiency and lower your operating costs.

Sustaining Structures improves the performance of existing buildings and advises on the development of high performing new buildings. Our focus is resource effectiveness: energy, water, air quality, and humans!

For your new structure, we partner with your team to develop a sustainability strategy based on your goals, advise you on best value clean technology solutions, and ensure that you succeed in getting your new building to a desired standard such as LEED, Energy Star or region specific.

What We Do
Who We Are
Sustaining Structures brings a team of seasoned professionals to your endeavor. Specialties range from benchmarking to utility incentives to education to LEED, and everything in between. Read More
In The News

March 28, 2012 – Sustaining Structures is featured in a report titled Energy Disclosure & the New Frontier for American Jobs. This case study from Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) shows how a new kind of energy policy is creating skilled, export-proof jobs in cities across the United States. Under this type of policy, called building energy rating and disclosure, owners of large buildings track exactly how much energy their properties use. Armed with this information, they can make changes that reduce their utility bills and those of their tenants—helping everyone’s bottom line.  Read more in our Press Release.