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www.bernardon.com

Bernardon’s architecture, interior design, and
landscape architecture expertise provides the
foundation of the array of complementary design
services we provide that include urban design,
master planning, renovation/repositioning, historic
preservation, and sustainable design. We begin our
relationship with you by listening to your specific
needs, and we develop a customized professional
services plan for you that will foster a collaborative
and innovative response from our unique team of Bernardon is dedicated to educating our clients in
practice-area experts. Because we build collaborative, design and construction practices that significantly
lasting relationships, we continue to expand the reduce or offset the negative impact of buildings on
integration of services to reflect the growing needs of the environment and its occupants. This dedication is
our clients and industry partners. reflected in the fact that five (5) of the firm’s principals

are Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Diversity and Unity (LEED) Accredited Professionals (AP), supported by

an additional nineteen (19) LEED AP on staff.
At Bernardon, we lead with inclusion, diversity, and
equity as we believe this strongly makes us better able Bernardon strives to incorporate “Low Hanging Fruit
to serve our employees, communities, and clients. - Great Practices” into our design process and into
the product that results from our intellectual design,
Our desire is for our team to bring their authentic, regardless of whether LEED certification is the goal.
whole selves to work and experience a sense of
belonging and support. We are committed to The design philosophy at Bernardon focuses on
leveraging our diverse talent and the perspectives they satisfying each project’s unique goals regarding
bring to create a platform for innovation, problem- functionality and aesthetics while meeting the
solving, and fostering highly effective teams. targeted budget. We strive to incorporate sustainable
or “green” elements in all of our designs.

Sustainability Reflects Responsibility! The firm has designed 13 projects that have received

LEED certification: one (1) Platinum, three (3) Gold,
We believe that architecture should inspire seven (7) Silver, and two (2) Certified).
environmental stewardship. Buildings that respond
to the environment and that use materials and Whether pursuing LEED certification or not,
resources that are responsible and sustainable sustainability, good design and cost-effective
promote healthy environments for living. practices will always be considered and reviewed
so that the best and most economical solutions are
achieved.

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