We're proud to be a Green Business certified by the San Francisco Department of the Environment. The process helped us focus on rigorous, achievable policies.

Gelfand Partners Architects, founded in 1997, is a woman-owned, full service San Francisco design firm. We are leaders in sustainable design, educational facilities, affordable and special needs housing, community centers, and adaptive re-use of historic buildings. Our commitment to sustainable design has produced projects that have been recognized for their excellence at local, state, national, and international levels. That same commitment runs deep and wide through all our business practices.

• Day lit office
• Desk-side recycling and composting program
• Commuter Checks for employees to purchase transit passes
• Secure bicycle parking
• Hybrid company car
• Two-sided printing on recycled paper
• No bottled water: water cooler uses filtered tap water
• Energy efficient, mercury-free lighting