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RNM Design offers design services that address the principles of sustainability: environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and economic viability, in a manner that has application to daily life. We offer all levels of Leed Certification through Green Building techniques that address sustainable site selection, maximizing water efficiency, saving energy, making smart use of materials and resources, and safeguarding indoor environmental quality.

RNM also strives to incorporate sustainability techniques in its master planning through techniques such as:

Clustering development
Mixing land uses
Reducing street widths and impervious surface area
Incorporating multi-modal transportation systems
Designing for energy efficiency
Minimizing water use and recycling water
Utilizing stormwater management techniques to decrease runoff, remediate pollutants, increase groundwater recharge, and prevent erosion

Selected Sustainable Projects
Whitehair Residence The Whitehair Residence project is first green custom home to be certified as an "Irvine Green Home" by the City of Irvine, California.

Going with the Flow” Coast Magazine, 2007

The Canyons The Canyons, won the Pacific Coast Builders’ Merit Award as “Best in the West for Sustainability” in response to its clustered design and utilization of storm water runoff to enhance wildlife habitat.

The Canyons” Professional Builder Magazine