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Tetra Tech’s High Performance Buildings Group is at the forefront of smart building design, helping our clients transform aspirational concepts into reality.

Victoria Rastelli and Tim Beresford of the Tetra Tech High Performance Buildings acoustics team using the AiHear app
Tetra Tech High Performance Buildings Group Simulates Building Acoustics with Innovative Apple iOS Application
  • March 15, 2022
Healthy Building Design elements in the interior of a building below a blue background
Performance: Designing Healthy Buildings
  • March 11, 2022
Image of the sun over the horizon, unfocused.
The Ultimate Guide to Circadian Lighting
  • Jonathan Rush
  • March 1, 2022
The lobby of 500 Collins demonstrates WELL Platinum elements including lighting design and thermal comfort.
Melbourne Office Tower Becomes First Existing Building in Australia to Achieve WELL Platinum Certification
  • February 25, 2022
Tetra Tech High Performance Buildings Group Data-Driven Design title over picture of a woman in front of a computer.
Creating Occupant-Focused Buildings: Focusing on Thermal Comfort
  • Kameron Beeks, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, DBIA
  • Staci Atwater, LFA, WELL AP
  • February 24, 2022
The Jersey City, New Jersey skyline will include The Cove, where Tetra Tech is designing a sewer heat recovery system.
Thermal Energy Recovery from Wastewater
  • Jim McQuarrie
  • Jake Derlaga, CEM, BEMP, LEED AP BD+C
  • October 6, 2021
Tip of the iceberg: a small part that is seen or known when there is a much larger part that is not seen or known about.
Carbon Offsetting—The Tip of the Iceberg When it Comes to Carbon Neutral Buildings
  • October 1, 2021
The cost of Net Zero Carbon office buildings still comes at a cost premium, but those costs in many cases can be offset
The Net Zero Numbers: Offices
  • Tom Spurrier
  • September 29, 2021
Tetra Tech High Performance Buildings Group Data-Driven Design title over picture of a woman in front of a computer.
Data-Driven Design—Lowering Embodied Carbon
  • Kameron Beeks, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, DBIA
  • Ante Vulin, LEED AP BD+C, LEED AP ID+C,
  • September 29, 2021
The lobby of a high performance building featuring daylighting with a blue gradient over the image
Performance: Reaching a Zero Carbon Future
  • September 27, 2021
Tetra Tech discusses fire safety risks when repurposing existing spaces in health care facilities.
Fire Safety for Fast-tracked Health Care Projects
  • Simon Widjaja
  • September 11, 2020
Tetra Tech discusses the importance of continued maintenance on buildings during shutdown to prevent long-term damages.
There Is Still a Need to Maintain Unoccupied Buildings during the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Paul Jackson
  • August 7, 2020
Tetra Tech High Performance Buildings Group discusses how undertaking building upgrades can deliver real cost benefits
Now Is the Time to Upgrade Your Building Services
  • Paul Jackson
  • August 7, 2020
Tetra Tech’s sustainability lead discusses the need for building design standards to enhance our well-being
Leveraging the WELL Building Standard in the Wake of COVID-19
  • Hayley Koerbin
  • August 7, 2020
Tetra Tech discusses how to find the balance between preventing the spread of COVID-19 and managing fire safety
COVID-19 Risk or Fire Safety Risk—What Is More Important?
  • Simon Widjaja
  • July 13, 2020
Lessons learned from the reopening of Tetra Tech’s Shanghai office.
What Can We Learn from Going Back to Work in Our Shanghai Office?
  • June 26, 2020
Several Tetra Tech design integrations at the First Tech Headquarters reflect next steps in sustainable building design.
Strategies to Deliver a Low Carbon Future
  • June 22, 2020
Clean air and abundant natural lighting in West LA’s Lumen Building
Fresh Air and Daylight: The Importance of Healthy Buildings in a Pandemic
  • May 27, 2020
New Thinking About Building Performance Energy Metrics
New Thinking About Building Performance Energy Metrics
  • October 3, 2019
Tetra Tech Commissioning Agents examine rooftop mechanical systems
4 Signs Your Commissioning Expert Will Get You the Most "Bang for Your Buck"
  • October 1, 2019
Utilizing the Structure to Reduce Energy in Building Design
Utilizing the Structure to Reduce Energy in Building Design
  • September 20, 2019
Tetra Tech discusses uses of cross laminated timber in building design and construction to reduce carbon footprint.
The Sustainability Case for Cross Laminated Timber
  • September 20, 2019
Tetra Tech’s innovative use of LVL created a dynamic learning environment sympathetic to the surrounding environment.
Cathedral Grammar Junior School Boasts Innovative Timber Construction
  • September 20, 2019
Modeling air flow in a data center space using computational fluid dynamics software
Air-Flow Management Strategies for Data Centers
  • September 19, 2019
Tetra Tech supported the design of the high performance, 45-level headquarters for BHP in Perth, Western Australia.
BHP Billiton—Perth’s First 6 Star Skyscraper
  • September 19, 2019