Davis Langdon works with clients and colleagues to promote a profitable and competitive construction industry that produces built assets in a sustainable manner. We are committed to the efficient use of resources and the delivery of buildings that promote adaptability, support desirable natural/social environments and enhance the quality of life.

Davis Langdon’s sustainability objective is to be amongst the best performers in the industry, delivering sustainable projects that meet the needs of owners and occupiers. We will achieve this by:

• Raising awareness, with our clients and colleagues, of the economic, social and environmental opportunities and benefits of sustainable development
• Supporting clients and colleagues in setting and meeting sustainability objectives
• Securing an appropriate balance between cost, schedule, building performance and sustainability, over the lifetime of the asset

Davis Langdon recognizes the growing importance to clients of the sustainability agenda and the long-term impact that buildings can have on an organization’s performance, profile and external environment.

Davis Langdon collaborates with clients and project teams to deliver optimum project outcomes, addressing environmental compliance requirements and meeting the client’s specific sustainability objectives. We do this by offering a range of services that enable us to identify, contribute and manage the achievement of appropriate sustainability goals. These include:

• Leadership and management of project teams, aimed at ensuring client sustainability objectives are met
• Evaluating, in collaboration with the project team, design options aimed at increasing project sustainability
• Assisting the LEED certification process
• Advising clients, using sustainability tools, whole life costing, extensive project databases and advice from the firm’s specialists
• Proactively developing and writing specifications to address project sustainability goals, including appropriate enhancement of general contract requirements
• Planning and optimizing clients' capital allowances and grant funding entitlements for investments in sustainability
• Following enhanced procurement processes in order to select project teams and products that can meet the project sustainability goals

Davis Langdon has an active involvement in sustainability research and development.  This specialist expertise gives Davis Langdon access to best practice and enables the firm to offer clients a service based not only on current regulations and best practice, but also tailored to client needs.

As part of the firm’s operational benchmarking framework, Davis Langdon is committed to measuring the extent to which whole life performance issues are taken into account on projects. In addition, Davis Langdon can advise on a wide range of benchmarking tools that identify, measure and improve the sustainability of projects.