Wolf Architects, Inc. has extensive knowledge and expertise in the following areas:

• The Secretary of Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties

• Leadership with public-sector permitting, including participating on, making applications to, and presenting at hearings before zoning boards, planning boards, historical commissions, and historic district commissions, among others

• Knowledge of historic building methods from ca. 1700 to present, and of structural systems in wood, steel, concrete, and structural insulated panels (SIP)

• Accessibility, including the Massachusetts Architectural Access Board regulations, and successful variance applications when appropriate; the ADA; and the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards

• Sustainable design, including LEED certification, net-zero buildings, energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of natural resources 

• Multi-disciplinary collaborations with engineers, landscape architects, lighting and exhibit designers, curators, real estate attorneys, and other expert professionals; assembling and coordinating with teams of consultants for large or complex projects

• Indoor swimming pool facilities

• Massachusetts State Building Codes

• International Building Code (IBC)

• International Existing Building Code (IEBC)

• International Residential Code (IRC)

• Residential Energy Code, Home Energy Rating Systems (HERS), Energy Star Qualified Homes Guidelines