Ashton Smith don’t consider sustainability as an issue in its own right. Sustainability runs through the heart of everything we do:

• Our ethos is to bring new thinking, challenge the norms, and ensure buildings are fit for purpose over their whole lifecycle.
• Systems thinking approach pushes the envelope – consideration is given to the potential unintentional consequences of what is proposed early in the process, allowing for innovative materials and equipment choices.
• Its more than just a label – for Ashton Smith sustainability, creates consequential step changes in design, construction and functioning of the buildings.
• We consider how the community can be supported and integrated as part of the ecosystem –not just as neighbours and workforce.
• We consider emissions off-setting as a last resort, and where it is considered, it needs to have longevity; the possibility of long-term connection with the client; and be local to the site