At Hummel we are passionate about the pursuit of excellent buildings, that are not only aesthetically appealing, but that work with the people that inhabit them and the environment that surrounds them. We strive to provide leadership in sustainable design by working closely with our clients and stakeholders to improve building performance. Sustainability and building performance are about conservation and sensitive use of natural and community resources. Sustainability at Hummel seeks to optimize a balance of environmental, social, and economic issues that resonate with our clients. We work to create high quality environments that foster more comfortable, more productive, and healthier people while using less energy and resources. For us, sustainability is a verb. Our design process incorporates the latest evidence based design, research, and integrated design principals. We believe in using a sharp pencil and doing the math to support design decisions with rigorous building performance analysis. Our process is highly client focused, centering on the issues that matter most to them, such as energy efficiency, biophilic design, indoor air quality, daylighting, or water use. We view buildings as complex systems, functioning as a complete whole and not as a sum of their parts. We strive to bring our clients a strong return on design investment, whether it be through reduced operating costs, improved student test scores, reduced patient stay times, or increased sales through high quality design.