Services
Green Design
New Construction
High performance buildings can be healthier to inhabit, less expensive to operate and maintain and more environmentally friendly. We can design to your needs or advise you on how to optimize a design you may already have.
Full service consulting for green building certification such as LEED, CHPS and Energy Star is provided by our staff. We guide project teams through the process from start to finish with attentive team facilitation, review and administration.
The design and construction process can also affect the building and its users long term: Barker Architects' experienced facilitators can help you achieve the best results by introducing your team to the Integrated Design Process. Convening all project stakeholders at the outset, we brainstorm project goals and parameters and assign roles and responsibilities. We set the tone for effective collaboration which streamlines problem-solving and can promote more robust, timely and cost-effective solutions.
Existing Buildings
Assessment is the first step toward optimizing your building. Our Assessment services provide an evaluation of your building, its components or systems, documenting deficiencies, concerns and opportunities. Our Assessment becomes your roadmap, defining next steps in addressing outstanding issues.
Assessments for Energy Efficiency Retrofits profile your building's current energy performance, using such tools as blower door testing, infra-red thermal imaging and energy modeling. Documentation of your current energy use and performance will indicate appropriate retrofit measures.
Energy Efficiency Retrofits (EER's) are a priority for those concerned with energy use, operating cost and controlling indoor thermal comfort - and they're the top driver for building assessment. For each EER project, Barker develops a menu of recommended energy efficiency measures based on your project goals and budget, and the results of your Assessment. We then provide complete architectural services for EER design and implementation.