“Our study shows that the top 100 Giants are making sustainability an important component in their projects,” according to the Oct. 1 issue. Green products most often recommended or specified include carpeting, flooring, wall coverings, fabric, paint, lighting, building products and furniture.
Eleven of the top 100 Giants specified $20 million or more worth of green products in 2003 (the latest year for which statistics are available). The top 11 are as follows:
| Firm | Value of green products specified |
| Interior Architects | $109,350,000 |
| CUH2A | $ 86,500,000 |
| Ellerbe Becket | $ 42,500,000 |
| Hillier Architects | $ 30,000,000 |
| Gwathmey Siegel & Assoc. | $ 30,000,000 |
| HDR Architecture | $ 28,000,000 |
| Gould Evans Affiliates | $ 25,000,000 |
| HKS | $ 20,000,000 |
| Spector Group | $ 20,000,000 |
| Nicholas J. Tricarico | $ 20,000,000 |
| Group Goetz Architects | $ 20,000,000 |
In the overall “Design Giants” survey, Ellerbe Becket’s practice was ranked 31st among the nation’s largest firms ranked by interior design fees.
When broken out by building types, Ellerbe Becket placed in the top 10 in two important categories: 10th in “Financial/Bank Design” and eighth in “Cultural Design. ”
Ellerbe Becket also does award-winning interior design work for health sciences, sports, government and education facilities.
An innovator since its founding in 1909, Ellerbe Becket is a leader in the architecture, engineering and construction industry with office locations worldwide.
Contact: news@ellerbebecket.com
