SUSTAINABILITY + WELL DESIGN

HOK has helped pioneer the integration of sustainable design principles into facilities for science and technology. While incorporating sustainability and designing to LEED® standards can be somewhat more difficult in highly technical facilities due to increased energy requirements and occupant safety issues, HOK has aggressively incorporated active and passive strategies on nearly every lab project over the past 15 years.

Our portfolio of high performance lab facilities, on average, achieve over 37% in energy savings and 38% in water use savings. Multiple projects, including new sustainable lab facilities have greatly exceeded these averages and have reduced energy use by up to 67% from national targets.

HOK, in alliance with the Biomimicry Guild, has developed a Genius of the Biome report that captures a series of biome specific principles to inform and guide design principles to integrate with site and building environmental solutions.

Furthering HOK’s aspiration to enhance people’s lives through design, we are pioneering well building design. The IWBI WELL Building Standard takes a holistic approach to health in the built environment addressing behavior, operations and design. Our participation in the Well Living Lab Alliance means we’re involved at the ground level with important research on how the built environment impacts human health.