Welcome to Echo Studio

March 11, 2009

Deconstruction article published

Dave’s take on the history of building deconstruction in Chicago - including some how and why, basics of deconstruction and examples - is online at Sustainable Chicago Spring 2009 issue

January 31, 2009

Passive House

Dave is currently seeking Passive House consultant certification to be able to provide expertise to clients in one of the most stringent energy-efficiency building standards in the world.

January 20, 2009

A New Year, a new administration, a new practice

Dave Hampton is happy to be exploring the establishment of a new practice - Hampton Avery Architects (HAA).

Joining with Richard Avery of Avery Architecture and Design, HAA will bring together nearly 30 years of collective experience, combining expertise in the design of and consultation for sustainable, high-performance homes, businesses, and infrastructure such as green roofs and living wall systems with experience in implementing urban infill and density-oriented projects for custom residential, commercial, and developer clients.

More info to come.

November 6, 2008

Chicago restaurant to achieve LEED Gold...

…as well as Energy Star for Commercial Buildings.
Dave is the LEED Accredited Professional on a top-notch team to help a large new restaurant achieve both standards.
Targeted opening date: late summer 2009.

To help your building project achieve notoriety (there, I admit it’s a factor) and reduce the cost of permitting through LEED, as well as greatly improve the energy performance through Energy Star - give us a call!

October 22, 2008

Red Line, Green Roofs Initiative

Echo Studio, in partnership with Repkin Biosystems and Chicago’s 48th Ward, has created the Red Line, Green Roofs Initiative to encourage businesses to band together to capitalize on the many advantages of green roofs - beauty, food production, stormwater management, reduction of the Urban Heat Island Effect, creation of new green-collar jobs, and much more.
This initiative will also help Chicago fulfill the goals of the Chicago Climate Action Plan for 6,000 rooftop gardens by 2020.

To participate, contact us.