DCI Engineers: Committed to a Greener Build

COMMITTED TO A GREENER BUILD. We are committed to helping our project partners arrive at cost-effective design solutions that employ sustainable design practices – whether aiming for specific certifications such as LEED® Design or the Living Building Pilot Program, or simply helping to make this planet a little bit greener…

DCI is here for you.

Below are a few ways we help our clients achieve their sustainability goals:

DCI's Sustainability Services •

Schematic Structural Life Cycle Assessment Our team explores environmental impacts for consideration during the structural system comparison and selection process.

•

Structural Life Cycle Assessment Design Coordination We can track & optimize environmental impacts throughout the structural design process, assist with reduced carbon material procurement and coordinate structural LCA results with the project’s sustainability consultant.

•

Structure & Enclosure Life Cycle Assessment Our services also include green building rating system documentation & coordination including, but not limited to, LEED, ILFI, Green Globes, and AEGB.

•

Embodied Carbon and Structural Sustainability Education Contact the team for our official AIA-approved presentation, which is tailored to audience levels of experience and interests.

200+ 250+ 170+

projects that have achieved or are targeting sustainability goals

adaptive reuse, historical renovation & seismic retrofit projects

mass timber projects completed or in progress

WWW.DCI-ENGINEERS.COM

SCAN TO VIEW DCI’S

Click through DCI’s Embodied Carbon Action Plan and Sustainability Brochure below for a deeper dive on our efforts and expertise!

2024 ECAP

SUSTAINABILITY

BROCHURE

SUSTAINABILITY SERVICES DCI Engineers is a trusted sustainability partner, offering both experience and the latest tools to leverage material optimization, cost savings and carbon reduction on projects across the country. Our technical experts utilize OneClickLCA, TallyLCA, Athena, EC3 and other programs that are tailored to meet project goals with amazing collaboration capabilities – creating a seamless workflow for any sustainability project effort!

DCI's Impact by Project development phase:

LEED V4.1 Building Life Cycle Impact Reduction Credit Achieve one or more of the following options below for a maximum of 5 points:

1 PRE DESIGN

LEED OPTION 1

• Discuss rating systems and applicable registrations • Define building performance criteria

Path 1

15% -75% Reuse of existing walls, floors & roofs

1 to 5

WBLCA Report

1

Path 2

Maintain interior non-structural elements

1

5% - 20% Impact reduction

up to 3

5

Total Possible Points

• Establish sustainability goals with team

2

LEED OPTION 2

Total Possible Points

SCHEMATIC DESIGN • Consider opportunities for material reuse

OPTION 1

OPTION 1

OPTION 2

A Reuse of existing structure (15-80% reduction in GWP)

• Research structural and enclosure system options • Select system that most aligns with sustainability, performance, cost and versatility goals

3

B Reuse of existing enclosure (5-25% reduction in GWP)

D B

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

OPTION 2

A

C

• Perform structural and envelope optimization studies to reduce material and impacts

E Utilizing high strength rebar (25% reduction in GWP/ton)

E

• Develop specifications & collaborate with contractor to consider low-impact alternatives NOTE: Actual reductions vary depending on each building’s design decisions and material procurement

• Review detailing for further material reduction and adaptability or deconstruction considerations • Assist contractor with holistic bidding process and track alongside sustainability goals

CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION • Review submittals for further material reduction opportunities • Collect EPDs and track alongside sustainability goals • Share final results and lessons learned with team

IMPACT REDUCTION POTENTIAL by development Phase 100%

IMPACT REDUCTION POTENTIAL

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS • Coordinate with material suppliers to optimize final structural and enclosure designs

5

Optimize concrete mix design (10-30% reduction in GWP)

D Mass timber design alternatives (25-50% reduction in GWP)

C

• Investigate impact hot spots with LCA

4

4

0%

Early-stage design decisions have the highest potential to reduce the environmental impacts project.

1

2 3

4

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT STAGES

To learn more about our services and experience designing sustainable buildings, visit our website: https://www.dci-engineers.com/markets/sustainable-design or contact sustainability@dci-engineers.com

5