Around the world people who work and live in buildings are today increasingly concerned about the building's impact on the environment and the impact the building makes on them.  Davis Langdon has recognised this and is building knowledge that helps our clients deliver and own responsible buildings.  We do this by offering a range of services that enable us to identify, contribute, and manage the achievement of sustainability goals by:

Raising awareness - with our clients and design teams - of the economic, social and environmental opportunities and benefits of sustainable development

Support - of clients and design teams in setting and meeting sustainability objectives

Securing appropriate balance - between cost, programme, building performance and sustainability

Sustainability is an industry-wide issue, affects all disciplines, continues to gain momentum, and is here to stay.

Green, or Sustainability, services include:

• providing cost and value advice to assist in the selection of sustainable design options
• cost and feasibility of Building Engineering Services
• contributing ideas in response to the sustainability brief
• using whole life cycle techniques
• reviewing and documenting sustainability performance criteria in conjunction with Design Team members
• developing contract documentation to meet the client's sustainability objectives
• adapting traditional cost reporting to meet the accounting principles of clients with sustainability objectives