As a leader in the design and construction industry, Ellerbe Becket is committed to creating environments that are more sustainable – minimizing impact to the building’s site, enhancing the interior environment, and reducing energy and material costs for the life of the building. Sustainability is more than "green" design; it is fundamental to our planning, problem solving and creative processes. Our designers have extensive experience in both specifying recovered products and including recycling procedures for demolished building materials, but also in the creation of environments that support sustainable life cycle cost benefits, low embodied energy, minimum maintenance and cost effective operations. At Ellerbe Becket, sustainability is not just a product specification issue; it is at the core of our planning and design philosophy.