High Performance Building Series

“Our whole company is focused on the fact that no longer can the environment and economic growth be at odds. The only way to have economic growth is sustainable economic growth and that business needs to take the lead.” — Jesse Fink, Managing Director,
Mission Point Capital Partners

This film series from Rocky Mountain Institute® promotes cost-effective, high-performance building design and construction.

Our latest in the series, "High Performance by Integrative Design," provides an in-depth look at how the integrative design process happens. The film includes examples of design teams collaborating in new ways to integrate high-performance design elements for optimal performance, such as daylighting, energy efficiency and renewable energy.

See the design process unfold and learn about the Charrette process on projects such as the Empire State Building retrofit, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Phipps Conservancy, the Desert Living Center, Willow School and Chicago Botanic Gardens. Also check out the case studies and accompanying downloadable PDFs for each of these exciting projects.

RMI’s first film, "High Performance Building: Perspective and Practice," makes the business case for building green. The film features interviews with CEOs, business executives, developers, school administrators, government officials, building managers and design professionals who recognize the benefits of green design.

Case Study PDFs | Case Study Videos | Direct Download 

An RMI Production

Gregory Franta, Principal-in-Charge
Caroline Fluhrer, Project Manager
Erik Bonnett, Researcher
Caroline Clark, Researcher

This film was made possible by the generous funding and support of:

• Ayrshire Foundation
• CoreNet Global
• Gates Family Foundation
• U.S. Green Building Council
• Jim Aresty
• Christopher H. Smith
• Lafayette Energy Company
• Shell Hydrogen

Production: group positive, llc, a sevengroup company

Tom Keiter, producer/director
Joe Myers, camera/director
Greg Feinberg, editor
Traci Watson, associate producer
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