MISSION, GOALS, and GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Mission
• To enrich our community through our work.

Goals
• To make places that draw from past intelligence and anticipate future needs;
• To craft buildings and settings that will be loved and admired for generations;
• To further our understanding of employee ownership and workplace democracy;
• To create affordable housing opportunities which help to preserve community;
• To extend the use of renewable energy in our work and our region;
• To develop new business opportunities that extend our primary endeavors;
• To practice the best level of environmental stewardship we can;
• To share what we learn;
• To continue our work for generations.

Guiding Principles
Our mission and goals are living expressions of our will as a company. They spring directly from these guiding principles:

• Create enduring and respectful relationships;
• Encourage individual creativity, health, and fulfillment in the workplace;
• Ensure opportunity for all;
• Honor craft and those who practice it;
• Embrace new ideas with a bold and flexible approach;
• Use reclaimed, renewable and energy efficient materials and systems as much as we can;
• Accept only projects that are consistent with our values;
• Practice design / build to create buildings, landscapes, and neighborhoods;
• Produce lasting value for our clients;
• Grow only with purpose;
• Use our financial resources to support our mission and our goals;
• Limit our endeavors to Martha's Vineyard, except educational work;
• Cultivate a spirit of co-operation, teamwork, and fun!