![]() BNIM Architects http://www.bnim.com BNIM Architects and Elements Founded in 1970 as a multidisciplinary architectural firm, BNIM Architects has built a reputation for thoughtful and responsive design, thorough technical competence, and exemplary service. With offices in Kansas City, Mo. and Houston, Texas, BNIM Architects has completed many significant public and private building projects at both local and national levels. The firm, along with Elements, the highly specialized sustainable consulting division, is dedicated to balancing environmental and economic concerns by the transformation and increased efficiency of buildings, developments and communities. The firm’s areas of expertise include sustainable design and community redevelopment, educational facilities, campus master planning, residential, corporate office spaces and urban design. Consulting areas include water use, waste management, energy efficiency, material selection, daylighting, indoor air quality, passive heating and cooling, site design, alternative energy generation, efficient lighting and mechanical solutions. BNIM and Elements are committed to restorative design, which aims to maximize human potential, productivity and health while minimizing the consumption of resources and the production of waste and pollution. |