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www.bernardon.com

Company Background

Established in 1973, Bernardon is a regional Architecture, Sustainability Reflects Responsibility!
Interior Design, and Landscape Architecture firm. We are We believe that architecture should inspire environmental
registered to practice in Alabama, Delaware, Maryland, stewardship. Buildings that respond to the environment
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, and that use materials and resources that are responsible
DC. The firm has offices in Wilmington, Delaware and and sustainable promote healthy environments for living.
Philadelphia and West Chester, Pennsylvania. The firm has designed ten projects (one Platinum, three
Gold, four Silver, and two Certified) which have received
The firm is ranked on the 2020 Architectural Record LEED certification.
list of Top 300 U.S. Architecture Firms.
Bernardon is dedicated to educating our clients in design
Our people and our process are responsible for delivering and construction practices that significantly reduce or
48 years of thoughtful designs for the markets we offset the negative impact of buildings on the environment
serve including Corporate, R&D, Industrial, Healthcare, and its occupants. This dedication is reflected in the fact
Higher Education, Hospitality, Retail, Recreational, that five (5) of the firm’s principals are Leadership in
Civic & Cultural, Senior Living, Multifamily, and Single- Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited
Family. Our experience, combined with our creative and Professionals (AP), supported by an additional nineteen
imaginative process, assists our clients in achieving their (19) LEED AP on staff.
unique expression of function, aesthetics, and financial
success. The design philosophy at Bernardon focuses on satisfying
each project’s unique goals regarding functionality and
We currently employ seventy-eight (78) staff members: aesthetics while meeting the targeted budget. We strive
to incorporate sustainable or “green” elements in all of our
designs. Bernardon strives to incorporate “Low Hanging
Registered Architects 28
Fruit - Great Practices” into our design process and into
Interior Designers 14
the product that results from our intellectual design,
Landscape Architects 3
regardless of whether LEED certification is the goal. Some
Designers/CAD Technicians 24 considerations would include:
Administrative Personnel 8
IT Professional 1 ■ Encourage the use of high efficiency plumbing fixtures
and dry fixtures such as composting toilets and
waterless urinals in order to reduce the generation of
wastewater and potable water demand.
We begin our relationship with you by listening to ■ Encourage the use of interior vegetation to promote
your specific needs, and we develop a customized healthy indoor environmental quality.
professional services plan for you that will foster ■ Maximize direct line of sight to vision glazing for
a collaborative and innovative response from our building occupants in regularly occupied spaces.
unique team of practice-area experts. Because we build ■ Include recycling stations that will be convenient to
collaborative, lasting relationships, we continue to expand use.
the integration of services to reflect the growing needs of ■ Incorporate adequate ventilation in workrooms and
our clients and industry partners. copy rooms.
■ Consider high efficiency light fixtures that include
daylight and/or occupancy sensors in order to control
light output depending on available natural daylight.
■ Specify materials with low VOC (volatile organic
compound) content.

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