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High Performance Buildings
Optimizing building performance.
Burns approaches our projects with a recognition of the interconnected nature of building systems. Our design solutions acknowledge the built environment’s outsized role in energy-related carbon emissions. In partnership with owners and architects, our strategies are creatively integrated into the facility’s aesthetics and function, improving efficiencies, while maintaining relentless focus on occupant safety and satisfaction.
Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing
Structural
- Condition Surveys
- Structural Feasibility Studies
- Foundation Engineering
- Superstucture
- Facade
- Sustainable Design
- Rehabilitation and Restoration Design
- Waterproofing
- Low-Carbon Structural Systems
- Green Roofs
- Radiant Slabs
Smart Building Systems
- Technology Selection and Integration
- Telecommunication Systems
- Building Management Systems
- Electronic Security Systems
- Multimedia and Content Management Systems
- Information and Communications Technology
- Systems Integration
- Smart Metering
- Smart BMS Systems
Burns has expertise in these areas to:
Inspire with skilled insights from deploying cutting-edge technologies and design practices. Modeling and simulation approaches boost building system efficiencies and achieve whole-building performance goals.
Create specialized engineering assessments, planning studies, multidisciplinary designs, and construction management solutions that minimize disruption for occupants and staff.
Deliver full-service building systems that enhance occupants’ comfort, productivity and wellbeing; demand fewer resources; reduce emissions; and position owners for long-term success.
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