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Environmental Design is about creating design solutions that are people-friendly, earth-friendly, and appropriate to Door County’s unique sense of place.
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Architecture is about form and function. Environmental Design adds a third "F" to the formula: How do the spaces we create make us FEEL?
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Environmental Design also considers how a building works with the patterns of nature to minimize its impact on the landscape, climate, and the habitats of other species.
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Because one of the very best things we can do for the natural environment is to do a better job with the built environment.
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Environmental Design: Better buildings for people. Better buildings for the planet.
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