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Sustainability
The world is changing fast. Environmental social governance (ESG) requirements, shifting customer values, and investment considerations are upending the traditional ways that businesses differentiate themselves and evaluate their products. CDM Smith has decades of experience helping our clients navigate sustainability initiatives and goals through multidisciplinary expertise and sustainability analytics. We are driven to help our clients achieve success as measured by the "triple bottom line" of people, planet and profit.
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See our Work in Sustainability

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Rehabilitating One of the Largest Ecosystems in Southern California
Machado Lake
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Rehabilitating One of the Largest Ecosystems in Southern California
Faced with an increasingly intrusive number of water quality concerns, the city of Los Angeles sought to rehabilitate its largest freshwater ecosystem by implementing a sustainable, forward-thinking improvement plan.
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Moving Toward Microgrids
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Moving Toward Microgrids
By revitalizing and supplementing centralized systems with other sources, such as wind and solar, they become sustainable, easy to maintain, and more reliable with built in redundancies. This microgrid concept—interconnecting a variety of power sources for wide-spread neighborhood use—is gaining favor in North America.
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East Cherry Creek Valley's Sustainable Supply Solution
East Cherry Creek
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East Cherry Creek Valley's Sustainable Supply Solution
Using reverse osmosis membranes, deep-well injection and creative thinking, CDM Smith worked with a Colorado utility to develop a new sustainable potable water supply, raising industry benchmarks for performance in the process.
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From Organic Waste to Energy Independence
GLSD
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From Organic Waste to Energy Independence
A forward-thinking Massachusetts water reclamation utility is taking advantage of innovative technology and state regulatory changes to achieve the goal of net-zero operation.
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Steel Manufacturing at an ESG Gold Standard
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Steel Manufacturing at an ESG Gold Standard
When Big River Steel sought to become the first steel mill in North America to certify to a new sustainability-related standard, they turned to CDM Smith.
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Matt Goss
Matt Goss
MEP/Energy Practice Leader
Matt spearheads the strategic development and execution of CDM Smith’s mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire-protection and energy related projects and opportunities. His multi-faceted expertise helps clients conquer the latest energy challenges and achieve sustainable facilities.
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Tim King
Timothy King
Facilities/Architectural Services Practice Leader
Tim is an architect who serves as LEED and sustainability champion for public, industrial, energy and academics projects and facilities. He discovered his love for architecture at a young age after a first-grade field trip to Fallingwater, one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpieces.
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Greta Zornes
Greta Zornes
Water Reuse and Industrial Treatment Practice Leader
Inspired by challenging, complex problems, Greta has led municipal and industrial water reuse projects in North America, Asia and Australia. She is motivated by seeking sustainable resolutions to complex problems and has a passion for helping water-stressed regions find new sources of supply and methods of treatment.
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