Corgan Climate Action Plan 2025

Corgan's Climate Action Plan

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CLIMATE ACTION PLAN

As a leading global architecture and design firm, we are aware of our impact on the environment and the communities in which we live and work. While meeting our clients' goals remains our priority, we are committed to doing so responsibly.

In 2023, we formalized our sustainability practice, Corgan—Echo, as we believe that sustainability is an echo of performance. In the same year

we joined the World Green Building Council’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings

(NZCB) Commitment, thereby reinforcing our commitment to sustainability by tracking the environmental impact of our operations. Through the AIA 2030 Commitment, we continue to measure and report on the

performance of our projects, and by joining the AIA Materials Pledge, we aim to further advance our efforts to apply sustainable materials

intentionally. Corgan—Echo is charged with both enhancing sustainable design practices in our projects, and monitoring and directing our

operations to become more environmentally sensitive and responsive.

We acknowledge that climate change is one of the defining challenges of our time and that our work and operations leave an undeniable impact on

the planet. In response, we are proud to issue this climate action plan — a framework to a decarbonized, healthier, and more sustainable future.

This plan outlines specific actions we are taking now or are committed to in the future to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, minimize our

environmental footprint, and create thriving, resilient communities where we live and work.

Recognizing that meaningful progress cannot be achieved alone, we are committed to sharing our knowledge and learning from our partners,

peers, clients and communities. To achieve this, we will continue to engage with our industry partners, institutions and local and global communities to drive collective impact and inspire positive change.

With momentum building, we are confident that in partnership with a

global community, we will achieve a better, more sustainable future for generations to come.

Scott Ruch, CEO

FOREWORD

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Table of Contents

01 Climate Action Plan 2

Purpose & Intent

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Framework for Sustainable Design Integration

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Introducing Corgan—Echo

02 Our Operations 9

Decarbonize Operations

27 Conserve Resources

39 Maintain Climate Resilient Operations

03 Our Work

49 Empower our Designers

59 Cultivate a Culture of Responsible Design

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01—Corgan's Climate Action Plan

As an established international design firm, we recognize the global impact of both our operations and our work. While we continually seek to minimize our environmental impact, we also implement state-of-the-art strategies that promote adaptability and resilience, embracing innovation to navigate the rapidly evolving impacts of climate change. Corgan’s Climate Action Plan (CCAP) outlines our response; a set of comprehensive strategies geared towards both mitigating and adapting to climate change. It underscores Corgan’s commitment to fostering sustainability and resilience, creating a healthier planet for current and future generations.

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CORGAN'S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN

PURPOSE & INTENT

Purpose & Intent

As we continue to address climate change in both our

operations and our work, this document serves as a guide — informing employees, clients, and collaborators of our commitments while encouraging their participation and alignment with our goals.

The CCAP outlines broad strategies and specific actions the firm can take to advance decarbonization, sustainability, and climate resilience — reducing both our operational footprint and the environmental impact of our projects. These initiatives fall into two main focus areas: 1.

Actions to make our firm's operations more sustainable.

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Actions within our work that help clients move toward decarbonization.

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INTRODUCING CORGAN—ECHO

CORGAN'S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN

Corgan understands that good design is sustainable design, and that built environments have a significant impact on

local and global environments, economies, societies, and cultures. While Corgan works with all its partners to promote sustainable design as standard practice by creating solutions that harmonize the relationship between the built and

natural environments, we also work with our clients to strategize their global approach to sustainability, before and beyond a project's completion. Corgan's commitment to delivering equitable, environmentally, and financially sustainable projects is built upon years of experience.

In 2023, we took a significant step in solidifying our sustainability initiatives by formalizing Corgan—Echo, our in-house sustainability practice. Corgan—Echo provides a host of expertise in topics including environmental analytics, energy

and carbon assessments, sustainability frameworks, as well as sustainability and climate resilience strategic planning.

Corgan—Echo is dedicated to promoting sustainability and climate resilience on multiple scales: in our operations, through our projects, and for our clients; for projects ranging in scale and typology, from buildings, to campuses, neighborhoods, and cities.

Corgan—Echo Services:

DESIGN INTEGRATION

Goals, Metrics, & Regulatory Requirements

Passive Design Optimization

Massing & Envelope Optioneering

Green Infrastructure

Indoor Air Quality

Building Loads Assessment

Healthy Materials

Operational & Embodied Carbon

Biophilic Design

Visual & Thermal Comfort

Climate Risk Assessment

Risk Mitigation Through Design &

CLIMATE & SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTING

Bespoke Sustainability Frameworks

Existing Asset Assessments (building, portfolio, & campuses)

Third Party Certifications (LEED, WELL, Fitwel, ILFI, BREEAM)

Carbon Accounting (Scopes 1 & 2)

Whole Building Life-Cycle Assessments

Environmental & Social Impact

ADVISORY

Organization Level Approach to Sustainability

Operations

Organization Level Decarbonization Strategy

Corgan—Echo uses a comprehensive, yet simplified, framework to our approach on all topics associated with sustainability and climate change. The framework consists of four key focus areas: health and wellbeing, climate change and resiliency, natural resources and biodiversity, and energy and carbon. As we work through these focus areas, we also recognize that everything we do at the human scale is inextricably linked to its local and global social impact.

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CORGAN'S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN

INTRODUCING CORGAN—ECHO

Framework for Sustainable Design Integration Climate Change & Resiliency

Our buildings and cities are already facing the impact of climate change. Rapid change in

ambient temperatures, frequency and severity of storms, and extreme precipitation are adversely impacting the built environment, especially our

population centers. Measures to quickly adapt to these changes at building and urban scales are

necessary to minimize loss of property and life.

We assess such climate risks to ensure adaptive

Health & Wellbeing

The built environment is designed primarily

for its occupants, whose comfort and wellbeing

must remain an utmost priority in our projects.

With this people-centric approach to design, we

focus on the environmental quality of space, both

indoors and outdoors for air quality and thermal,

visual and olfactory comfort. Design strategies

using biophilic design and healthy materials will help create better physical environments and lead to qualitative enhancements.

design solutions for a resilient future.

Natural Resources & Biodiversity

There is an urgency for our industry to drastically

by climate change. Such depletion imbalances

environment. While Corgan is already committed

Global natural resource depletion is exacerbated the natural habitats for native flora and fauna. Our

reduce GHG emissions associated with the built

to AIA 2030 Challenge, we continue

projects must help reduce consumption of water, a

to monitor our project portfolio performance

habitats in its context. Use of building materials that

operational energy use in all of our projects

primary natural resource, and help regenerate natural are less resource intensive and can be recaptured at its end of life for another use (cradle to cradle) must be prioritized in our projects.

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Energy & Carbon

closely and devise strategies to reduce

across all sectors. We are also working to

drive down embodied carbon in materials

specified in our projects.

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02—Our Operations MITIGATING OUR GLOBAL OPERATIONAL IMPACT

09 Decarbonize Operations

With 19 offices globally, the operation of our practice has an environmental footprint that we continuously strive

27 Conserve Resources

to improve upon. We have developed

strategies that aim to improve our daily operations categorized under three focus areas: 1) decarbonizing our

operations; 2) conserving resources; and, 3) maintaining climate resilient operations.

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41 Maintain Climate Resilient Operations

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Decarbonize Operations

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In late 2023, Corgan signed on to the Net-Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment with the World Green Building Council (WGBC), with the goal to decarbonize our operations by 2025. We accelerated this effort and have completed carbon accounting and purchased carbon credits to offset all Scopes 1 and 2 emissions for 2023.

Keeping in the spirit of our commitment, this plan outlines key decarbonization strategies that aim to reduce both direct and

indirect emissions. As defined in the Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s

Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard, direct emissions are defined as "emissions that result from owned or controlled

sources" whereas indirect emissions "result from an organization’s activity, when another organization owns or controls the sources the emissions occur from."1 Moving forward, we will account for Scopes 1, 2, and 3 emissions and offset them by purchasing renewable energy and/or verified carbon credits.

1. Putt del Pino, S., Bhatia, P., & World Resources Institute. (2002). Working 9 to 5 on climate change: An office guide. World Resources Institute.

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TIMELINE

Decarbonize Operations AT TIME OF PUBLICATION

2022

2024

2026

OFFSET EMISSIONS TO REACH CARBON NEUTRALITY

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INCORPORATE GREEN LEASE CLAUSES WHERE FEASIBLE

ESTABLISH SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STANDARDS FOR ALL FUTURE CORGAN OFFICES 11

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TOR & REPORT EMISSIONS ANNUALLY

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MAINTAIN OPERATIONAL CARBON NEUTRALITY

MONITOR & REDUCE ENERGY

ATE ENERGY REDUCTION STRATEGIES ANNUALLY

GREEN LEASE STANDARDS FOR ALL NEW OFFICES

PERIODIC REVISIONS OF OFFICE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STANDARDS

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As of August 2024, Corgan has accounted for and offset Scopes 1 and 2, and is well on its way to becoming

Of the Corgan offices operational in 2023, our total emissions amounted to 690 metric tons of CO2e, calculated in accordance with the GHG Protocol’s standards. As this was the first year of our carbon accounting, our 2023 GHG emissions established our operational baseline for Scopes 1 and 2. Moving forward we will work to reduce our GHG emissions, and this action plan will provide guidance in achieving those targets.

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Carbon Credit Portfolio

Corgan’s 2023 emissions for Scopes 1 and 2 were offset through a portfolio of carbon credit purchases across various national and international projects.

These projects support initiatives that promote decarbonization in the built environment, preserve natural resources, mitigate climate change, and advance social equity — reinforcing our ethos and core values. Below are some of the initiatives that Corgan's carbon purchases supported in 2024.

Advanced Refrigeration Systems Sparta, New Jersey, United States A family-run supermarket in rural New Jersey adopts a near-zero emission CO2 refrigerant system, reducing cooling emissions by nearly 99%. The CO2 system displaces traditional refrigerants that cause 3,448 times more environmental damage and eliminates harmful chemicals, addressing groundwater contamination

concerns. The project empowers a small, local store with budget constraints to embrace climate-friendly practices, contributing to global climate change initiatives.

Industrial Process Emissions Reduction Ochelata, Oklahoma, United States Orphaned oil and gas wells continue to emit methane into the atmosphere long after they have stopped producing hydrocarbons for sale. This poses significant health

and environmental risks to landowners and nearby natural resources. As of May 2023, Oklahoma had over 17,000 documented orphaned wells, with the state's plugging program averaging about 140 wells per year over the past decade. To address the

growing need for methane abatement, Rebellion Energy assumed responsibility for

six orphaned oil and gas wells in Washington County, Oklahoma, and executed proper

plugging and remediation measures. This has permanently abated methane emissions from the six orphaned wells.

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Energy Efficient Cookstoves Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala TRL’s Improved Cookstove (ICS) project enables community access to sustainable energy

technology by providing, installing, and maintaining energy efficient cookstoves at a subsidized rate. This social service directly addresses energy poverty in addition to several other socioeconomic challenges facing the indigenous communities in the Sololá Department as a

consequence of years of systemic discrimination and neglect. Through the distribution of ONIL stoves, this grouped project reduces demand for wood fuel, slowing local deforestation and

empowering the Tz’utujil Maya people of Lake Atitlán, a community disadvantaged daily by extreme economic, environmental, and public health struggles. By replacing open cooking fires with ICS

technology and performing energy efficiency improvements in existing biomass fired cookstoves, the project reduces energy demand in the form of wood fuel, thus generating net GHG reductions.

Improved Forest Management Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, United States This project encompasses 8,000 hectares of old hemlock and

spruce forests, managed by Haida

and Tlingit Peoples. Since 2018, the project stored over 123,000 metric tons of CO2, sequestering 1.6

million metric tons over 40 years.

Funds from carbon credits support

community development, including

a micro hydroelectricity project and local scholarships.

Wooden/Bio-based Building Elements Les Achards, France The project team creates carbon net-negative cellulose fiber

insulation (CFI), which removes 1.04 tons of CO2eq from the

atmosphere per ton of CFI. CFI offers CO2 storage within a

durable building for at least 50

years. Due to its excellent thermal performance, cellulose fiber

insulation allows for significant

energy savings throughout the

year, an undeniable advantage for individuals and the environment.

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DECARBONIZE OPERATIONS

OUR OPERATIONS

Reduce Energy Use IN CORGAN'S GLOBAL OFFICES

Reducing energy use in our offices stands is one pathway toward achieving decarbonization. By curbing our consumption, we mitigate the demand for fossil fuels, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This

concerted effort not only benefits the environment but also promotes economic savings and innovation, propelling us toward a greener, more resilient future.

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GOALS

Corgan offices average EUIs is 7.4% below national median EUI for office spaces

ACTIONS ▪ Monitor building performance

Monitor and reduce energy use

Re-evaluate energy use reduction ▪ Integrate smart building systems

▪ Upgrade to high efficiency appliances

strategy annually

▪ Report building performance

▪ Incentivize staff to reduce energy use

BASELINE

As part of our efforts to calculate carbon emissions, we have estimated the energy use in all our offices. With a total portfolio of nearly 200,000 square feet of leased office space globally (as of end of 2023), the average

energy use in all of our offices is estimated to be 49 kBtu/SF/yr. This average energy use intensity (EUI) value is roughly 7.4% below national median EUI for office spaces, which is 52.9 kBtu/SF/yr.2

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GOALS

Our goal is to continuously monitor and reduce energy use in our offices, while engaging with Corgan team members in each office to find localized solutions

for advancing energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions. Standardizing

energy monitoring strategies across the organization will enable us to streamline resource allocation, optimize operational efficiencies, and demonstrate our commitment to future-proofing our operations.

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ACTIONS Minimum Submetering To Monitor Energy Use Monitoring performance specifically includes monitoring,

tracking, and reporting energy, water, and other data in the

spaces we occupy. As a firm, we will promote the installation of utility submeters and smart sensors across our offices.

Our office design standards will include minimum energy

submetering requirements to better understand our energy use breakdown.

Smart Controls & Building Systems

Where possible in our offices, we will install smart controls and building systems such as daylight and occupancy sensors,

smart thermostats, automated lighting systems, and building management systems to enable remote monitoring and

control as well as to allow for predictive maintenance. Once data is collected, actual performance can be compared

against projected performance, allowing building systems to

be better tuned over time. While optimizing energy usage, the implementation of such actions can simultaneously enhance occupant comfort and wellbeing.

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High Efficiency Appliances

Transparency in Reporting

will specify high performance appliances to help yield

reporting on our commitments. With our commitment

As we upgrade existing offices or open new ones, we

significant energy savings. In most of our offices, several kitchen appliances including refrigerators, dishwashers,

and coffee machines are used and contribute significantly to overall energy use. Achieving efficiencies in the use of these appliances will help reduce our plug loads.

Occupant Education & Engagement

Occupant behavior is a factor that tends to be overlooked

We intend to be transparent in our assessments and

in place with the WGBC, we will disclose and submit our carbon emissions on an annual basis. The report will

also highlight our initiatives and efforts to further reduce

carbon emissions from our practice operations. Internally, we will share the energy use data and support initiatives with all our staff, office managers, and leadership.

New Office Selection Criteria

when it comes to establishing and enforcing strategies

To start off on the right foot and align with partners with

operational sustainability. Getting occupants on board

for all future landlords. Some of our key criteria from the

that have the potential to collectively improve the firm’s with general strategies and specific actions is key to implementing Corgan’s Climate Action Plan. To that

end, establishing internal policies that both educate and reward employees for their participation is important in

aligning behaviors with the company's values and goals.

similar aspirations, we will create minimum requirements facilities and landlords will include:

Energy performance and sustainability certifications

Energy management practices

Availability of submeters and data for energy, water, and other utility use

Proximity to mass-transit

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Sustainability & Climate Resilience Office Design Standards To strengthen sustainability and

resilience design for our own offices, we will define and publish Corgan’s

Sustainability and Climate Resilience

Office Standards, a document outlining

our firm’s internal minimum sustainability and climate resilience standards and recommendations.

Corgan’s Sustainability and Climate

Resilience Office Standards will address topics such as:

Green lease standards

Minimum performance standards —

Energy Use Targets (EUI)

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Material selection criteria for environmental and health impacts

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Health and wellbeing standards

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Standards for conserving natural resources

Office renovation guidelines

Climate change risk assessments

Greenhouse gas accounting, reporting, and offsetting

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Third-party certifications

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OUR OPERATIONS

Incorporating Green Lease Standards

Green lease standards are provisions within lease agreements designed to promote environmentally friendly practices and acknowledge the commitments both the landlord and the tenants make to mitigate the building’s environmental impact.

As such, they create more energy and carbon efficient operations, healthier spaces for occupants, as well as compliance

with local regulations and sustainability goals.3 Pursuing office spaces that provide green leases is a strategy that can help

Corgan select properties that are better aligned with the firm’s commitment to sustainability and corporate responsibility.

BASELINE New York Studio's lease incorporates the highest green lease standard language

GOALS

ACTIONS

Beginning in 2030, every new Corgan office will incorporate green lease language

Negotiate lease agreements to include green clauses

Prefer properties with green building certifications

Educate employees and stakeholders

BASELINE

Of all the offices Corgan currently

occupies, our New York City office in the Empire State Building (ESB) has

the highest green lease standards. In

fact, the parent company, Empire State

Realty Trust (ESRT) was recognized as a 2023 Platinum Green Lease Leader.

GOALS

We will prioritize new office spaces

that adhere to green lease standards by incrementally enhancing the level of integration of green clauses until

widespread adoption of green leases is achieved.

ACTIONS

Negotiate Lease Agreements that Include Green Clauses (e.g., for efficient building systems, waste management protocols)

Where possible, we will negotiate new leases to incorporate green lease standards. In the near term, we will incrementally enhance the level of

integration of green clauses within a lease until widespread adoption of green leases is achieved across all offices.

New Leasing Criteria

A way to accelerate the transition to green leases is to choose to occupy properties with green building certifications. Such properties will, by

default, either adhere to the majority of green lease standards or allow for a faster integration of green clauses.

Educate Employees and Stakeholders

To assist with integrating green leases, the firm’s sustainability team will provide information to educate employees and stakeholders on how to

pursue green leases. During these sessions, the team will explain in detail the clauses outlined in our Office Standards.

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Pursue Green Building Certifications

Pursuing green building certifications for Corgan’s offices will help us decarbonize our

operations and create better spaces for our employees. It also conveys a clear and positive message to our partners and clients regarding our environmental commitments.

BASELINE 64% of Corgan offices are located in buildings that have a Green Building Certification

Three of our offices are Fitwel certified

GOALS Starting in 2030, every new Corgan office will adhere to minimum performance standards

and align with a green building rating system

One of our offices is WELL Gold certified

BASELINE

Currently, 64% of our offices are located in certified buildings. Our Dublin office is located in a LEED Platinum certified building. Five of our U.S. locations (Dallas, New York, Los

Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta) are in LEED Gold certified buildings and our London office is certified BREEAM Excellent.

GOALS

While we are not driven by third-party certifications, the overarching goal is to certify our spaces where it makes most sense. To that end, we will maximize green building certified spaces for our offices by 2030.

ACTIONS

Pursue Green Building Certifications for All Offices, Existing and New We will assess all of our offices (existing and new). When and where appropriate, we will

pursue green building certifications. With a multitude of certification options available to us, including LEED, BREEAM, ILFI, Fitwel and WELL, we will align with certifications best suited for our offices.

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ACTIONS Pursue green building certifications for current and new offices

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Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Accounting, Offsetting, and Reporting

With the completion of Scopes 1 and 2 carbon accounting for all our offices, we have now established a baseline with 2023 data.

As stated, Corgan is a signatory of the USGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings (NZCB) Commitment and is thus committed to

achieving net zero emissions by 2030. More specifically, the NZCB Commitment requires that by 2030 existing buildings (a) reduce their energy consumption, (b) eliminate emissions from energy and refrigerants, (c) remove fossil fuel use, and (d)

compensate for residual emissions where necessary. It also requires that new developments and major renovations are (a) built to be highly efficient, (b) powered by renewables, (c) decrease their embodied carbon footprint, and (d) compensate for all residual upfront emissions.4 BASELINE

GOALS

ACTIONS

Carbon accounting in alignment with

Account and report the firm’s 2024 Scopes 1,

Account for and report Scopes 1, 2,

USGBC Net Zero Carbon Buildings

Offset Scopes 1, 2, and 3 emissions to reach

Offset Scopes 1, 2, and 3 emissions

Cycle-to-work scheme for employees of our

Reduce GHG emissions

GHG Protocol’s Corporate Standard Commitment

2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions in 2025 carbon neutrality in 2025

London and Dublin offices by 2025

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and 3 emissions

Establish emissions reduction targets Report and certify

GOALS

In 2023 we accounted and offset our

In 2025, we aim to reach Net Zero across all Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions

alignment with GHG Protocol’s Corporate

well as to implement GHG emissions reduction strategies to significantly

Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, in

Standard5 and the requirements of our NZCB Commitment.

4. U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. (n.d.).

Support the net zero carbon buildings

from 2024. Our goal thereafter will be to maintain our carbon neutrality as lower our carbon footprint.

In line with this goal, we aim to support city- and state-wide initiatives that align with our decarbonization efforts. For instance, in 2025, Corgan will support cycle-to-work initiatives for our employees in the London and

commitment. https://www.usgbc.org/

Dublin offices. By promoting greener commuting alternatives, we aim to

commitment

health and wellbeing.

articles/support-net-zero-carbon-buildings5. Corbier, R. J., et al. (2015). The Greenhouse Gas Protocol corporate standard. World

Resources Institute and World Business

Council for Sustainable Development. https://

ghgprotocol.org/sites/default/files/standards/ ghg-protocol-revised.pdf

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lower our upstream value chain emissions while promoting employee

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ACTIONS

DECARBONIZE OPERATIONS

Account Scopes 1, 2, & 3 Emissions

Beyond 2024, key strategies to reduce Scope 3 emissions

direct and indirect corporate emissions are classified

will include:

As outlined in the GHG Protocol’s Corporate Standard, under three scopes. Scope 1 takes into consideration

Tracking and disclosing business travel-related

carbon emissions data to facilitate good decisions on

direct emissions from sources that are owned by the

virtual meetings and unnecessary inter-office travel.

company. Scope 2 accounts for indirect emissions

resulting from the generation of purchased electricity,

steam, or heat. Scope 3 entails the remaining upstream

Transitioning from conventional company vehicles to a fully electric fleet.

and downstream emissions; although not mandatory,

accounting for Scope 3 emissions is encouraged.1 In

this context, as previously mentioned, Corgan already

accounted for Scopes 1 and 2 in 2023 and has committed to accounting for all three scopes thereafter.

Encouraging alternate commuting options that are associated with less emissions. For example, this entails leasing offices that provide EV charging

stations and incentivizing employees to choose mass transportation or bike-to-work programs.

Establish Emissions Reduction Target

To reduce our corporate emissions, either absolute or

Report and Certify

first will establish concrete reduction goals while the

published annually. In accordance with our commitments,

The results of Corgan’s aforementioned actions will be

rate-based emission reduction targets will be set. The second will establish targets that vary in relation to the

organizational fluctuations our business might undergo.

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Our goal is to identify custom targets, specific to Corgan’s needs, in general alignment with the goals of the Paris Agreement for limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

Reduce Scope 3 GHG Emissions

We are in the process of accounting for our 2024 Scope 3 emissions, which will serve as our Scope 3 baseline moving forward.

the respective report will include information on

our emissions (per scope and total), illustrate our

performance over time, include information on the

employed methodologies and calculation tools, and disclose information on purchased carbon offsets.

Corgan’s emissions and the conformity of the employed process to GHG accounting and reporting principles will

be externally verified by a third-party for the first reporting year and every three years thereafter. In the interim, an annual self-certification process will be employed.

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Consumption of resources, both natural and finished goods, contributes to carbon emissions throughout their life cycle — during extraction, refinement, production, transportation, and storage.

Not to mention the impact of waste, post consumption. Understanding the impact of resource conservation, we will work to find ways to minimize consumption and waste and make business decisions that help reduce waste and support the principles of circular economy. Outlined in this section are strategies to reduce our impact on the environment through resource conservation.

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TIMELINE

Conserve Resources 2022

AT TIME OF PUBLICATION

2024

2026

ESTABLISH BASELINE WATER-USE ACROSS ALL OFFICES AND DEVELOP REDUCTION STRATEGIES

CONDUCT A PLASTIC AUDIT

ESTABLISH STR USE PLASTIC

ESTABLISH STANDARD WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR KEY STUDIOS

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2030

2032

MONITOR & REDUCE WATER USE

RATEGIES TO REDUCE SINGLECS FROM OUR OPERATIONS

ELIMINATE SINGLE-USE PLASTICS FROM OUR OPERATIONS BY 2030

REVIEW OF WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

UNIFIED WASTE MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING ACROSS ALL OFFICES

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Circularity

As part of our operations, our offices are constantly procuring consumable products through various vendors. These

products include everything from fresh and packaged food to stationary goods to cleaning services. Moving forward, we

will identify opportunities to encourage the use of products and services that promote circularity. By adopting this model in our operations, we aim to contribute to decoupling consumption from resource depletion and environmental degradation.

Favoring sustainable products in our offices is expected to comparably reduce Corgan’s Scope 3 emissions, hence, the

environmental footprint associated with our operations. To that end, the following focus area addresses strategies that aim to encourage the adoption of materials and products, within our offices, that are sustainably managed throughout their supply chain.

BASELINE Corgan offices are minimizing the use of single-use plastics

GOALS

ACTIONS

Corgan will strive to maximize recycling and composting rates across all offices, as well as to improve procurement processes.

Eliminate single-use plastics in our operations by 2025 Publish Corgan's Office Waste

BASELINE

In the past few years, our largest offices have

consistently worked to remove single use plastics from our operations. As an example, single use plastic water

bottles has been minimized across all our offices and we continue to work to eliminate them. In another initiative, at least two of our offices have removed all single-use plastic utensils and we encourage similar changes in

other locations. While some of these efforts are ground

up and organic, Corgan's action plan establishes specific goals and strategies to further adopt the principles of a circular economy.

GOALS

We will strive to identify and remove single use plastics from our operations to the greatest extent possible.

We will work to maximize recycling the waste from our daily operations as well as from office expansion and

renovation construction projects. We will engage with

external partners to facilitate refurbishment and reuse of our office materials, furniture, and finishes at the

end of useful life where feasible. We will improve our

procurement processes to encourage our vendors and partners to align with our environmental commitments.

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THE ESPLANADE

Sustainable Procurement Policies Partner & Supplier Alignment

Include Circular Economy Principles in Office Renovation Guidelines

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QUANTITY OF PLASTIC SAVED PER YEAR IN CORGAN'S NYC OFFICE

CONSERVE RESOURCES

ACTIONS Sustainable Procurement Policies

In practice, pursuing collaborations with like-

minded suppliers that either sustainably manage supply chains or participate in sustainably

managed supply chains is expected to accelerate the transition of Corgan’s operations to a more sustainable model. By 2030, we will establish

policies that encourage procurement of products

and services that help minimize the environmental impact resulting from their use and disposal.

Such practices aim to facilitate the integration of environmentally, socially, and financially

responsible practices throughout Corgan's supply chain, aligning with the firm’s objectives. While

not all of these guidelines will be feasible in every procurement of goods and services, Corgan will make a good faith effort to incorporate these 24,000 bottles per year = 1,000 bottles

guidelines to the maximum extent possible in its procurement decisions.

Partner & Supplier Alignment

To align with Corgan’s endeavors and commitment to maintain carbon neutral operations by

accounting, reporting, and offsetting emissions, starting in 2030, all new major partners,

consultants and suppliers will be asked to account One of the first goals we set on this related to

single-use water bottles was to reduce the use

from the operations of our New York office. The

implementation of this initiative entailed replacing all single use plastic cutlery from our office

operations with reusable silverware. It also involved discontinuing the provision of plastic water bottles

for their carbon emissions and offsets. The term

‘major’ signifies suppliers that are in a position to significantly impact our corporate responsibility

goals. This action will extend the cascading effect of carbon accountability down the supply chain,

compelling suppliers to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions.

diversion of 500 plastic bottles per week (or 24,000

Include Circularity in Office Renovation Guidelines

opting not to purchase these water bottles, Corgan

guidelines will include requirements for circular

to our employees, an action that resulted in the

plastic bottles per year) from our operations. By

prevented the use of 345 kilograms of plastic per year from our New York office.

By 2030, our standardized office renovation

economy strategies including repurpose and reuse of interior furniture and products where feasible.

Refer to earlier section ‘Sustainability & Climate Resilience Office Design Standards.'

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Reduce Water Consumption

Water use has been increasing worldwide by approximately 1% per year since the 1980s.6 Population growth, socio-

economic development and growing consumption patterns are the primary drivers behind this growth in demand.7

As a firm, we recognize the pressing need to conserve this valuable natural resource; thus, we remain committed to

measuring and reducing our water consumption. To that end, we plan to educate and incentivize our employees to use less water, to monitor, track and report water usage across our offices, and to continue to upgrade to high-efficiency plumbing fixtures and appliances.

BASELINE Monitoring water consumption data where available

GOAL

ACTIONS

Track and continue to reduce water use

E ducate and incentivize employees to reduce water use Monitor, track, and report

High efficiency fixtures and appliances

BASELINE

This year, we started tracking our water consumption across our offices. Our 2023 water consumption data will constitute the baseline for future consumption reductions.

GOAL

Our goal is to track and continue to reduce water use in our operations.

ACTIONS Educate and Incentivize Employees to Reduce Water Consumption

Monitor—Track—Report

water use. Educating employees about water scarcity and

submeters and sensors in our offices. Monitoring and

Human behavior is one of the key reasons for inefficient

demonstrating the impact of mindful consumption is key for instigating behavioral change. Simple actions such as reporting leaks promptly and turning off taps when

not in use can collectively make a significant difference.

This approach aims to cultivate awareness and a sense of responsibility, encouraging employees to actively participate in conservation efforts.

To monitor water use and track it over time to understand consumption patterns, we will encourage the use of

tracking our water use is the first step to implementing

conservation measures. We will also provide transparency in collected data, further incentivizing our staff to support the firm’s water conservation measures.

High Efficiency Fixtures and Appliances

Where feasible, we will install high-performance fixtures and efficient appliances that use less water and can

6. UNESCO, WWAP (United Nations World Water Assessment

significantly reduce our water consumption. We will also

Nations World Water Development Report 2019. UNESCO. https://

to minimize water waste.

Programme), & UN-Water. (2019). Leaving no one behind: The United unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000367306

7. WWAP (United Nations World Water Assessment Programme).

(2006). Water: A shared responsibility. The United Nations World

Water Development Report 2. UNESCO. https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ images/0014/001454/145405E.pdf 33

use fixtures with sensors and automated smart controls

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OUR OPERATIONS

Waste Management

Reducing office waste is an effective strategy for conserving and reusing resources that would otherwise end up in landfills.

Establishing and implementing waste management and reduction initiatives such as sustainable procurement policies,

recycling, composting, etc. will divert valuable resources from being buried in landfills, redirecting them instead back into the production cycle. This diversion is not only expected to conserve raw materials; it is also expected to 1) extend the lifespan of existing landfills, 2) reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with landfilling and incineration, 3) mitigate pollution risks to air, water, and soil, and 4) protect habitats from destruction.

BASELINE

GOALS

Organic waste collection for

composting in the Dallas office

Eliminate single-use plastics in our operations by 2025

Publish Corgan’s Office Waste

Management Standards by 2030

BASELINE

While recycling and composting is being organically promoted in our

offices, we are now taking strategic steps to ensure standard recycling and composting practices are implemented in most, if not all, of our offices. In

Dallas, which is our largest office, a small team initiated a study to understand the amounts of waste generated after lunch-and-learn sessions.

80

%

of Lunch and Learn waste

from the Dallas office could be composted

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ACTIONS Firmwide policies

Corgan’s Office Waste

Management Standards

16.4k gal of water saved by composting

CONSERVE RESOURCES

OUR OPERATIONS

MONTHLY ORGANIC WASTE (LBS) DIVERTED FROM LANDFILL IN THE DALLAS OFFICE

Composting Our Waste In our Dallas office, we measured how much waste was produced by

lunch-and-learn sessions and how much could be diverted away from

landfills. The results demonstrated an average of 44 pounds of waste per

101 lbs

lunch-and-learn session; up to 80% of which could be composted, while

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the remaining 20% was destined for landfill since the building in which

the office is located does not provide recycling services. Typically, such sessions take place twice a week and serve 80 to 90 employees, which

adds up to 4,576 pounds of lunch-and-learn waste per year. The results

of this study spurred immediate action as Corgan started working with a

composting company that collects organic waste from our headquarters

174 lbs

in Dallas and transports it to local farmers and other partners who can

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responsibly repurpose it.

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GOALS

While we are seeing grassroots efforts from Corgan team

members to better manage waste, we need a coordinated

effort to enhance waste management across all our offices.

To coordinate company-wide, we will develop Corgan's

waste management policies in 2025. The policies will focus

on minimizing waste from our operations, especially plastic pollution, which harms the environment as well as human health.

ACTIONS Develop Firmwide Waste Management Policies

In coordination with our office management team, we will develop and apply firmwide policies to help coordinate actions and foster consistency in waste management practices across our offices globally. While each region and city have nuanced challenges, we expect the implementation of standardized procedures to

enhance knowledge sharing and facilitate the exchange of best practices among our offices.

While the policy will outline specific requirements from our office operations teams, we will include requirements for:

Maximizing recycling and composting in all our offices.

Reducing and eventually eliminating use of single use plastics from all our offices.

Where feasible, reuse or repurpose existing materials and

products such as our furniture, computers, and appliances.

In addition to creating firmwide policies, we will educate and

familiarize our staff with recycling and composting practices to impact behavioral changes across our practice.

Integrating sustainability into design means creating spaces that empower occupants to reduce waste. By implementing effective waste management systems and encouraging mindful consumption, we can significantly cut down on occupant waste and foster a culture of environmental responsibility.

MAHDI AFKHAMI

DESIGN RESEARCHER,

ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN

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The increasing frequency and intensity of adverse weather events pose significant risks to infrastructure and supply chains and, as a result, to the continuity of our business operations. To proactively protect our firm from the consequences of climate change, we must integrate climate resilience into our strategic planning efforts and operational frameworks. This entails assessing the climate resiliency of our offices and establishing emergency protocols. By implementing these measures, we aim to enhance the capacity of our firm to withstand and quickly recover from weather-related disruptions.

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PERIODICALLY UPDATE CLIMATE RISK ASSESSMENTS

DEVELOP DESIGN & OPERATIONAL RESPONSE TO CLIMATE RISKS FOR ALL CORGAN OFFICES

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Climate Risk & Adaptation

The impact of climate change is upon us and poses risks to urban infrastructure, supply chains and, as a result, to the continuity of our business operations. In 2025, we will begin climate risk

assessments for all our office locations and prepare adaptive and resilient strategies to maintain business continuity firmwide. Resilient office operations and emergency protocols will ensure that our operations can withstand and swiftly recover from weather-related disruptions.

BASELINE General firmwide resilience and business continuity strategy

ACTIONS

GOALS Complete climate-induced risk assessments

Conduct climate change-induced

operational response plans for all studios by

Develop design and operational

Complete climate change design and 2030, to maintain business continuity

risk assessments

adaptation strategies

BASELINE

While general risk assessments and business continuity are part of our operations, specific

regional climate risk mitigation in our operations are needed. Addressing this matter will be an

important milestone toward enhancing our preparedness against the impacts of climate change.

GOALS

By 2030, we will assess climate-induced risks and prepare mitigation strategies and adaptation plans for all Corgan office locations.

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ACTIONS Conduct Climate Change Induced Risk Assessments

Develop Design & Operational Adaptation Strategies

proactive risk management, we will take the

assessments, we will initiate the deployment of

As part of our commitment to sustainability and following initiatives across our offices:

Identify climate risks relevant to the office location, such as flooding, extreme heat, storms, or sea-level rise. Use historical

data and climate projections to understand potential future scenarios.

Evaluate building vulnerability to identify risks.

Assessing the building includes reviewing the building's construction, materials, location,

After the completion of comprehensive risk

adaptation strategies across all our offices. By proactively implementing these measures, we

aim to fortify our operations, minimize potential

disruptions, and create continued stability in the

face of climate change. The strategies listed below will be customized to the needs of each location

to address the vulnerabilities identified during the assessment process.

identified risks. This may include infrastructure

elevation, drainage systems, and existing

upgrades, emergency preparedness plans, or

protective measures.

Assess operational impact by analyzing how potential disruptions to power, water supply,

changes in operational procedures.

implement the chosen adaptation strategies.

the building could affect office operations.

Establish a monitoring system to regularly review and update risks and adaptation

Engage stakeholders such as leadership,

measures.

building management, and employees in the assessment process.

Conduct a site inspection to identify

Implement and monitor. Work with building management and other stakeholders to

transportation, communication, and access to

Develop adaptation strategies to mitigate the

Communicate findings and plans

communicate the results of the risk

vulnerabilities and areas that need

assessment and the proposed adaptation

weather damage, potential entry points

that everyone understands their roles and

improvement. Look for signs of previous

strategies to all stakeholders. Confirm

for water, and the condition of critical

responsibilities in enhancing climate resilience.

infrastructure.

Analyze data and prioritize risks based on

their likelihood and potential impact. Use risk

assessment tools and frameworks to quantify and rank the risks.

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Advancing Together

Corgan understands that only through collective action can we build a sustainable future at a global scale. Engagement with our peer network cultivates a culture of shared responsibility and highlights the need for collective action. Advocating for sustainability helps keep the firm's practices aligned with global standards and stakeholder expectations, bolstering our

reputation and trust. By embracing these principles, our firm not only demonstrates its commitment to ethical practices but also provides leadership in driving positive change in the rapidly evolving global landscape.

BASELINE Corgan is a signatory of the World Green Building Council’s ‘Net-Zero Carbon Building Commitment’ program

Corgan supports the U.S. Green Building Council, the International Living Futures Institute (ILFI), and other local

GOALS

ACTIONS

Continue to lead the industry to

promote environmental and social

sustainability in the built environment

chapters of the USGBC

Increase engagement with local partners

Advance the built environment towards a sustainable future

Corgan is a member of Climate Group’s global EP100 program

Corgan is a member of and works with peers at AIA's Large Firm Round Table (LFRT) to advance sustainability in our practices

BASELINE

Corgan is committed to achieving carbon neutrality as a signatory with the World Green Building Council’s ‘Net-Zero Carbon Building Commitment’ program. We have a similar commitment with the

AIA Large Firm Round Table (LFRT), a cohort of architecture and design firms in the United States. In addition, we have joined

the AIA Materials Pledge, reinforcing our dedication to applying

sustainable materials intentionally in our projects. Corgan supports

international organizations including the U.S. Green Building Council

and International Living Futures Institute (ILFI) nationally as well local

chapters of USGBC and other green building organizations. Globally, Corgan is a member of the EP100 program by the Climate Group, working together to reduce our carbon emissions.

GOALS

We will continue to engage and lead the conversation on

environmental stewardship and social sustainability in the built environment and beyond.

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ACTIONS Increase Engagement with Local Partners We will continue to engage and provide

leadership with local partners, organizations

and associations for collective improvement

of our urban centers to address social issues and move towards a decarbonized future.

Advance the Built Environment towards a Sustainable Future

Cultivate relationships and support research internally at Corgan and with academic

partners around the country and the world.

By continuously pushing the boundaries, we believe that we can collectively find innovative solutions applicable in our

operations and in the projects we deliver.

Our Social Responsibility Corgan Cares, our social responsibility and

community service program, identifies service opportunities and encourages employees

to engage year-round with the communities in which we live and work. We believe our

commitment to community service involves

volunteering both our time and talent and is an

ongoing component of our organization’s culture.

Corgan Cares concentrates on three specific

focus areas — homelessness, humanities, and

hunger. Each of these focus areas allows us to be targeted in efforts and has a direct connection to our sustainability philosophy and efforts that aid in building our communities and amplifying our impact globally.

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03—Our Work STRATEGIES THAT AIM TO IMPROVE OUR WORK While we work to decarbonize our

operations, we are cognizant of the

much larger impact of our professional work. Corgan is constantly striving to support our designers in integrating

environmental and social sustainability into our projects. A couple key focus

areas to further improve the integration of sustainability in our work include:

1) empowering our designers; and 2)

cultivating and enhancing a culture of responsible design.

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Enabling and empowering our designers to pursue and deliver high-performance projects that are environmentally and socially sustainable is a high priority for Corgan. Our firm and its leadership are dedicated to providing necessary resources in the form of in-house expertise, access to tools and software, and education— to ensure that design principles are not devoid of an understanding of building performance and environmental sensitivity.

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CONTINUE TO DAILY SUPPORT OUR EMPLOYEES IN PROJECTS

EXPAND THE RANGE OF SUSTAINABILITY SOFTWARE, LEARNING RESOURCES, AND INITIATIVES WE PROVIDE

ENCOURAGE RESEARCH & INNOVATION

CONTINUE TO ENGAGE & LEAD THE INDUSTRY IN SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

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Empowering Our Designers BASELINE Corgan—Echo, in-house

sustainability SME group formalized in 2023

Sustainability design integration in

GOALS

ACTIONS

Advance sustainable design integration in our work

Continually provide current sustainable

our workflows

design resources to our designers

BASELINE

Advance in-house sustainable design SMEs Provide, assess and enhance training, education, and accreditation support

Encourage research and innovation

GOALS

Corgan—Echo team was established in 2023 and

While difficult to quantify, our objective is to continue

across the firm. Corgan—Echo team is comprised of

a dynamic workforce, which in turn can help create

continues to grow and engage with design teams

subject matter experts (SMEs) in various sustainability

topics on the built environment. The team also supports

education, research and external collaborative initiatives to expand the knowledge-base of designers.

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supporting our designers and to continue cultivating exceptional projects that are truly responsive to our

natural ecosystem, helping us mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

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ACTIONS Corgan—Echo — Climate & Sustainability SMEs

Research & Innovation

and climate-related subject matter experts who are

topics pertaining to ongoing projects and market sector-

Corgan—Echo is a team of in-house sustainability

a critical resource for designers across the firm. The

Corgan—Echo team supports all design studios through integration of a sustainability framework, development of custom workflows and tools that streamline design integration, and other environmental analytics.

Corgan—Echo and Corgan—Hugo, our research group, have coordinated to respond to specific sustainability

specific sustainability issues. Working in the format of a research sprint, where the researchers take on a topic

and find solutions to a particular ask, is one way to quickly provide valuable research implementable in projects. We will continue to expand such practices in the firm.

Training, Education, & Accreditation Support

Industry Resources

Corgan—Echo, the firm continues to provide educational

access to available industry knowledge and guidelines

Working with our internal groups, Corgan University and support and resources to increase integration of

sustainable design in all of our studios. We will continue to invest in comprehensive training programs while

providing access to cutting-edge technology and tools.

Corgan will continue supporting its staff in achieving

accreditations such as LEED by covering partial costs of

To further support our designers, we will continue to

engage with various industry groups and provide direct for our designers. This comes in the form of local and national memberships to groups such as the USGBC

and ILFI. Access to online resources, such as ‘Building

Green,’ provides up-to-date information on sustainable architecture.

their exams.

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Healthy Materials Initiative OUR WORK

To support our designers in shaping a more sustainable future through their work, the material libraries across our offices are

phasing out materials that contain chemicals that pose serious risks to human health

and the greater ecosystem. In 2023, we

identified three categories that contain larger quantities of red list chemicals: resilient flooring, wallcovering, and non-woven

textiles. These categories share a common chemical – polychlorinated vinyl, or PVC. In

response, we removed materials (vinyl flooring, wallcoverings, and upholsteries) that contain PVC from our libraries and started working

toward confirming that all products containing non-compliant chemical compounds are

phased out. To support the implementation

of this initiative, each office has appointed a Material Library Advocate for its respective library.

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Material health should be one of our larger focuses as we design new spaces going forward. If we spend some time doing the research up front, our clients will benefit in the long run. There’s no reason for designing a space that ends up making its inhabitants sick, especially given the increasing availability of red list-free products.

We remain hopeful for the future!

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RESOURCES MANAGER

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Occupant access to daylight and views has been one of the most significant elements in one of our most recent projects, Autodesk’s Atlanta office, which features abundant natural daylight and views to the outdoors. This has proven to improve health and wellbeing, as evidenced by reduced absenteeism and consistent improvement in cognitive health. This is tied to our connection to circadian rhythms, resulting in improved sleep and subsequent cognitive benefits.

JOYCE FOWNES

INTERIORS STUDIO LEADER, PRINCIPAL

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Autodesk Atlanta Office

For its new office in downtown Atlanta, Autodesk, a leader in

3D design, engineering, and entertainment software, desired a branded environment as interactive as its software and as captivating as Atlanta’s eclectic culture. Key sustainability features of the project are:

Over 84% of area occupied more than 2 hours a day on the project has access to daylight.

Four product categories are completely free from VOCs (volatile organic compounds).

Plumbing fixtures that reduce water usage by 41% were

selected.

Green-e Climate certified, energy credits, or equivalent offsets were purchased.

Landfill waste was reduced by creatively reusing almost 25% of furniture and nonstructural elements.

Over 50% of construction waste was reused or recycled, diverting it from landfill.

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While designing responsibly has been at the core of our practice, we are continuing to expand the umbrella definition of ‘responsible design’ to include sensitivity assessments for the environmental, health, and social impacts of our projects. Furthermore, we are incorporating and continue to add climate risk assessments and response plans as part of our design solutions.

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DESIGN STUDIO SPACES THAT ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE

SET CONSISTENT INTERMEDIATE GOALS

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Cultivating a Culture of Responsible Design

Achieving firmwide cultural adoption requires a comprehensive systems-thinking perspective to address a diverse set of goals. It requires a collaborative effort across studios and market

sectors. To achieve this, Corgan’s leadership engages in ongoing dialogue to adjust our studio

operational strategies to encourage collaboration, conversation and integration of sustainability principles in our design. Creating a cycle of integrated processes, studio engagement and measurement of our project success helps us to continually build a culture of sustainable designers.

BASELINE Since its formation, Corgan—Echo has

supported approximately 54 projects, 41 proposals, 28 firmwide initiatives

Sustainability software integration in our workflows

Online sustainability resources

TARGET Continue providing daily support to our employees in projects (ongoing)

Expand the range of sustainability software, learning resources, and initiatives we provide (ongoing)

Support staff in obtaining green building certifications

ACTIONS Broaden Corgan—Echo

Expand tools, software, and education resources

Increase design research

Offer additional sustainability resources

Increase green building

BASELINE

certifications

Corgan’s design studios are spread across the United States and the world, in Europe and Asia, and each of these studios cater to varying market sectors. Embedding a consistent culture of

sustainable design in such diverse studios and markets requires an intentional global strategy while addressing local and sector-based nuances to achieve wide-spread adoption. While we

continue to deliver highly sustainable and high-performance projects, we know we have more work ahead of us and we must continually push the performance aspect of all projects.

TARGET

By 2030, every Corgan studio will have adopted sustainability design processes as part of

their design development. Every studio will incorporate specific reviews, critiques and other mechanisms that encourage a dialogue on environmental and social impact of our projects.

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ACTIONS Studio Spaces that Encourage Dialogue

Develop strategies in a studio environment that facilitates

collaboration and discussion on sustainable design principles

such as sustainability critic sessions, invited guests, and more.

Display performance data of projects in our studios for a healthy competition. Engage in conversation and encourage more presentations from junior staff.

Set Consistent Intermediate Goals

While setting long term goals is important, defining a clear path

to achieving them with realistic intermediate goals is necessary.

Much of these intermediate goals may feel intangible in nature, but collectively will lead us to our goal of decarbonizing projects. As a firm, we will define these goals clearly and consistently across all our studios. One example is integrating environmental tools

and trainings in all studios including sustainability reviews for the majority of our projects.

Measure & Share Our Progress

Measuring our sustainability progress firmwide is essential for maintaining alignment with our strategic goals and confirming

all departments are contributing effectively to the firm's overall mission. It enables data-driven decision-making, identifying

areas of strength and opportunities for improvement. Regularly

tracking progress fosters accountability and transparency, driving continuous growth and success across the firm.

Leading the Way

At the leadership level, we will maintain a high-level conversation to

Nature continually finds balance; humans must do the same to be sustained in nature.

A sustainable building is in harmony with its environment, not only in its use of resources but in its ability to delight its users and connect them with nature. That is why design and sustainability cannot be considered separately. Buildings that are not valued will not be sustained.

RYAN CONNELL

STUDIO DESIGN DIRECTOR,

VICE PRESIDENT, EDUCATION

understand the ever-evolving landscape of sustainable design and climate change impact. Coupling that with in-depth knowledge of

our market sectors allows us to stay ahead of the curve and identify specific needs of our industry. A good example of this evidenced

in how our data center market sector is identifying and addressing Scope 3 or embodied carbon in materials. We will strategically identify such needs on a regular basis and lead the industry in design and implementation strategies.

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AIA 2030 Commitment As signatories of the AIA 2030 Commitment, we track and report the performance of qualifying projects, holding ourselves accountable to ambitious energy reduction targets.

Since joining the commitment in 2018 we have:

Appointed sector-specific DDx champions to educate design teams, collect data, and serve as sustainability liaisons across the firm

Implemented a centralized system for real-time updates, efficient tracking, and streamlined reporting

Developed dynamic dashboards for a comprehensive view of project progress, enabling teams to effectively manage sustainability metrics

In our 2023 submission we reported a total of 567 projects and over 68 million GSF:

381 interior projects and 21 million GSF

186 whole-building projects and 47 million GSF

In 2025, we plan to further integrate sustainability metrics at every

stage of the design process. At the same time, we remain committed to submitting all qualifying projects annually and benchmarking their performance against the AIA 2030 targets.

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Wells Fargo's New Net-Positive Campus Wells Fargo’s net-positive campus includes two ten-story office buildings and one six-story parking garage. The site’s energy use intensity is 38.1 kBtu/sf,

which is around 28% lower than the average EUI for financial services offices.

The sustainability team carefully analyzed the materials used, optimized the

building operations, and maximized on-campus renewable energy generation.

To balance daylighting with heat gains, about 60% of both buildings' envelopes are transparent glazing that adjusts to let in more light when the sun is low and block more heat when the sun is high. Precast concrete is the primary opaque

façade material. Using Type IL cement in both the office buildings' cast-in-place elements and the parking garage's precast components reduced greenhouse

gas emissions by 14% compared to the baseline. Over 360,000 square feet of

solar panels will be installed, with 62% on the parking structure and the remainder distributed across both office buildings (16.5%) and the dining pavilion (4%). The

campus is projected to produce 9.5 million kWh of energy annually, bringing the project’s net positive energy to 4.9%.

28

%

less site energy use intensity than the average EIU for financial services offices

4.9

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CLIMATE ACTION PLAN

MOVING FORWARD

Corgan is dedicated to promoting sustainability on multiple scales: in our operations, through our projects, and in our communities.

We are also committed to advancing climate action by engaging with our global network of peers and through advocating for climate justice for global communities.

This document articulates our vision for the future, including our goals and aspirations, while detailing the actions we are taking to

achieve them. The implementation of these

actions will progressively reduce our carbon

footprint, and thus, our impact on the planet. At the same time, it will confirm that we continue

to make our operations and our projects more sustainable and climate resilient, helping us

reach our overarching goals of championing

for our planet and continuing to advance our role as sustainability leaders in our industry.

Given that more work needs to be done to get

there, moving forward, Corgan will continuously evaluate and share the firm’s progress to

uphold transparency and contribute to a more sustainable future for all.

CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE Varun Kohli, Director of Sustainability

Dan Drennan, Data Centers Sector Leader Maurice O'Neill, Principal - Dublin Studio Joyce Fownes, Interiors Studio Leader Brittany Knoll, Marketing Director

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Acknowledgments This Climate Action Plan has been shaped through the collective efforts and collaborative spirit of sustainability advocates across the firm — Corganites united by a shared commitment to environmental stewardship and a low-carbon future. Thank you to all those involved for your contribution of time, expertise, resources, and ideas in making this document a reality.

Corgan ECHO

Varun Kohli, FAIA, LEED AP, Director of Sustainability

Constantina Varsami, PhD, LEED Green Associate, Sustainability Analyst

MARKETING

Brittany Knoll, Marketing Director

Graziella Detecio, Graphic Designer

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