About Us

Design and analysis of complex structures takes expertise. World-leading and award-winning projects take teamwork and dedication. Our experience includes both.

Our team includes façade consultants, engineers, architects and building scientists with experience in all building phases, from conceptual design through to post-construction forensics.  

Based in Seattle, USA, our work ranges from the local Pacific Northwest market to all areas of the US and around the world.  Our specialty is the design and analysis of complex facade structures. 

In their careers, our staff has worked with and for some of the most notable and award-winning architects in the world, including Herzog and de Meuron, Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Foster and Partners, Zaha Hadid Architects, Shigeru Ban, OMA, Pei Cobb Freed, Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill, and SHoP.

Green Facades’ founder, Richard, is also an international expert in glass design. He is the founding technical chair for the ASTM Structural Glass Committee, having also participated in the writing of the Australia Glass Standard (AS-1288), the ASTM Window Glass Standard (E-1300), and is a guest expert with participation in Eurocode 11 for Structural Glass Design. He currently represents the United States on ISO committees.

Our services are tailored to each client’s needs, including:

  • Façade Consulting
  • Engineering
  • Glass Design
  • Building Science
  • Costing & Procurement
  • Project Delivery Support
  • Site and Factory Observations
  • Quality Control


We thank our team and the many architects, developers, fabricators, builders and other client partners who have trusted us to create elegant, cost-effective, practical, and beautiful solutions.