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| About Us |
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Catalyst Partners is a West Michigan-based consortium actively engaged in the development and implementation of sustainable and restorative design protocols for buildings, interiors, and products. We act as the “catalyst” that helps our clients establish their measurements and goals.
Our experienced, environmentally focused network of design, engineering, scientific, and marketing professionals serves a client roster that includes architects, building contractors, interior designers, and product manufacturers in companies large and small. Our work is local, regional, national and international in scope.
We are experts in the LEED™ certification process – our team includes LEED Accredited Professionals – and we keep current on the protocol’s constantly evolving standards through our participation on U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) committees and in our work as LEED certifiers.
We are strong advocates of a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)-based approach that results in quantifiable development and performance standards. As the term suggests, an LCA carefully examines the environmental impact of a product’s or projects entire lifespan, from creation through disposal or (preferably) recycling/reuse.
At Catalyst Partners, we know from experience that adhering to practices that address the Triple Bottom Line of economic, environmental, and social responsibility can result in a “win-win-win” outcome for our clients. |
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| What We Do |
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We address each client’s unique needs by matching them with a carefully selected team of environmental experts. Our team works closely with the client, from project planning through completion, to assure the prescribed environmental objectives are incorporated into, and properly documented for, the project.
- We help project teams identify the strategies, guidelines, processes, and materials they will need to design, construct, operate and certify environmentally responsible buildings and tenant spaces using proven guidance templates.
- We provide energy assessment, modeling and commissioning services to guide high performance building systems decisions and also to document the requirements necessary for Energy Policy Act (EPAct) tax deduction submittals.
- We provide project management, direction and support with Sustainable Design and Construction practices and the USGBC’s LEED rating systems. We assist project teams in understanding, implementing, and documenting LEED credits and prerequisites.
- We help product manufacturers assess, quantify and document the environmental attributes of their products as they pertain to a variety of established and emerging standards including LEED submittal requirements, and also provide direction in establishing life cycle development initiatives and “design for the environment” strategies for product development teams including the SMaRT™ Certification process.
- We offer our marketing, education, and training expertise to help our clients successfully communicate the environmental attributes of their product or project to internal (employees, contractors) and external (customers, public) audiences.
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| Our Experience |
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Catalyst Partners’ work encompasses projects with companies of all sizes from coast to coast and internationally. We have extensive background in the office furniture, textiles, interior design, and building construction industries in particular. We have also worked within the hospitality industry, retail and academic/research sectors. A complete list of our clients and assignments is available upon request.
We have completed 10 LEED Certifications with and additional 16 projects registered. We are experienced with all rating systems and under contract with USGBC have managed the development of LEED for Commercial Interiors, LEED volume, multi- building and campus guidelines, and have reviewed over 250 LEED Submittals. |
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| The Triple Bottom Line |
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Environmental standards in general, and LEED products and programs in particular, are constantly changing. Consequently, new opportunities to incorporate sustainable practices into your business are regularly emerging. Catalyst Partners has the diverse background and expertise that can help your company achieve its Triple Bottom Line objectives of economic, environmental, and social responsibility. |
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