Stewart K. Summers has strived to not only create homes that improve the lives of the occupants, but also do it in an environmentally conscious way. Much attention lately has been place upon sustainable and efficient design giving birth to the "Green" movement. It has become a simple matter to embrace the Green concepts without completely re-inventing how we design and construct buildings. A large component of making a structure Green is simply ensuring selection of the appropriate materials and monitoring the quality of construction. Green buildings are designed, constructed and maintained to enhance the lives of the occupants and create healthy communities by being energy efficient, improving indoor air quality and conserving natural resources. It is an evolving field that has new ideas and resources being developed at an exponential rate. Trhough training, continuing educations and practical application, the firm is continuing to stay on top of the Green concept.
In addition to providing architectural services, Stewart K. Summers is also a Build It Green Certified GreenPoint Rater. GreenPoint Rating is an independent verification of a home's green building features and benefits. This allows homeowners, developers and contractors to have their project evaluated to quantify how green their building is. Certification from the Build It Green organization will officially document and verify that your building meets the program’s standards for high performance. While this certification may be chosen for personal reasons or to market a property, many governmental agencies are now incorporating the GreenPoint Rated system within their municipal code.