Corporate Social Responsibility

The following is information on Manasc Isaac's vision for staff, clients, our communities and our environment.

 

LEADERSHIP AND STAFF

For our leadership team, Manasc Isaac provides positive and meaningful work, support for creative and and innovative design, and a profitable business model.

For our full-time and contract staff, Manasc Isaac recognizes and actively supports each staff member to: 

  • engage their core talents and do outstanding work 
  • enhance skills through training, 
  • be at their best by providing flexible hours of work
  • create and nurture positive social connections
  • participate in our mentoring program
  • financially support green community initiatives that our staff are involved in.

We are a teaching office and endeavor to have at least one student in our office at any time.

 
TEAM AMENITIES
Our office includes:
A yoga studio, a music room, bicycle storage, a model workshop, and a shower to accommodate those who ride to work.
 
Manasc Isaac offers its staff:
Good health benefits, a continuing education allowance, an annual staff retreat, an annual ski trip, social events and LEED® AP rewards
 
 
SUBCONSULTANTS
Manasc Isaac recognises and incents the highest level of technical and integrative, sustainable design work.
  • Continually evaluates performance
  • Select the best team members to work with us on future projects
  • Treats all collaborating professionals with respect and courtesy, and
  • Continues to refine the integration between building systems

CONSULTANTS' PERFORMANCE

We will develop an annual review of the performance of each of our consulting teams.
 
 
SUPPLIERS
Suppliers include printers, caterers, couriers and others. We will reward green operational practices. We will, whenever possible, use recycled paper and other supplies, buy locally, and secure services and goods made in Canada.
 
 
 
 
 
 

CLIENTS
We choose clients that share our values, whenever possible. We act in the best interests of our client, and communicate this to them.

 
  • We support our clients' organizations and fundraising efforts.
  • Every building meets the highest possible environmental performance.
  • We provide the best advice we are able to give, based on a holistic understanding of their needs, present and future. We exceed the expectations of our clients and aim to delight them with our work.
  • We are respectful and expect to be treated with the same respect.

 

CONTRACTORS
We expect exceptional construction and work with contractors to achieve good quality, sustainable construction that delights our clients and community. We teach sustainable design and encourage best environmental practice in the field through LEED® and other tools.

  • We will develop a "report card" to provide constructive feedback to contractors.
  • We are respectful and expect to be treated with the same respect.

 

 

 

 

OUR COMMUNITY EDMONTON AND CALGARY

Manasc Isaac will be a good neighbour in our downtown community through enhancements to our home, the Oliver Building, and through involvement in a number of community organizations.

  • Advocacy for good design and planning
  • Specific projects we support include: Winter events in Churchill Square (Design participation), The Bissell Centre, and our new annual funding competition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE ENVIRONMENT – OUR WORK
Sustainable communities can become a reality in Alberta. We will support this vision through the creation of regenerative buildings and low impact urban design.

All of our projects are to be < .5GJ/m2/year in total energy use by 2020.

Define and communicate metrics relative to the physical results of our work, and actively collect the related data from ALL projects.

 

THE ENVIRONMENT – OUR HOME
At our office we reduce our environmental impact by:

WASTE:

  • Recycle all that we can
  • Eliminate all disposables
  • Reuse paper

CLEANING:

  • Green housekeeping supplies and practices
  • In-house housekeeping staff

ENERGY:

  • Reduce the energy use of the Oliver Building to < .5 GJ/m2/year
  • Install energy monitoring
  • Green transportation plan: reduce driving to the office and offer free transit passes

WATER:

  • Reduce water consumption by replacing toilets

OLIVER BUILDING:

 
  • Green roof
  • Landscaping
  • Solar Sunshades
  • Operable windows

 

ARCHITECTURE
We will volunteer and sponsor the following organizations:

REGIONALLY

  • RAIC Centre for Excellence in Architecture at Athabasca University - Scholarship and Volunteer Support
  • Consulting Architects of Alberta
  • Alberta Chapter CaGBC and Sustainable Buildings Symposium
  • MADE in Edmonton

NATIONALLY

  • National Capital Commission ACDRP
  • Canada Green Building Council
  • Canadian Wood Council