BHC is committed to the success of our clients and our staff. The following CORE VALUES are the foundation of our firm:

 

EMBRACE OUR CLIENTS’ GOALS & BUSINESSES

We strive to fully understand our clients’ businesses. We embrace their goals and utilize our expertise to achieve their objectives. When legal and ethical, we put our clients’ goals above our individual and company goals.

 

ACT AS MEMBERS OF OUR CLIENTS’ TEAMS

We are responsive to our clients’ needs. We act as trusted members of their teams. We do not knowingly act outside of their best interests. Where conflicts of interest exist, we provide full disclosure and proceed only with the consent of our clients.

 

BE COLLABORATIVE

We are partners striving for a common goal. We are respectful of client and fellow professionals’ opinions, ideas, and contributions. We teach by asking rather than by telling. We work collectively; rising above the wants of individuals, the one dimensional perspective of singular disciplines, and the boundaries of standard answers to accomplish our clients’ goals.

 

COMMIT TO PLACE MAKING

We want people to feel connected to the places in which they work, live, and play. We seek to make these places sustainable, interesting, and useful. This is accomplished by engaging owners, stakeholders, and user groups in the design process; by integrating the natural and the built environments into our designs; by incorporating a variety of sustainable uses; and by designing within the context of each individual community.

 

COMMIT TO EXCELLENCE

We strive for excellence in our work and in our relationships. We are flexible and open to new ideas. We seek innovative solutions to challenges that arise in our work and in our relationships.

 

BEHAVE PROFESSIONALLY

We act with professionalism, decorum, and transparency while inside and outside the office. We treat each other with respect and compassion. We avoid language and behavior that might be construed as inappropriate, biased, or intimidating.

 

CONTINUALLY LEARN AND GROW AS PROFESSIONALS

We seek learning opportunities to become better designers, practitioners, consultants, and mentors. We understand that our role as consultants may include areas of expertise outside of our core practices. We strive to become knowledgeable in these areas. We push ourselves to be inquisitive, analytical, and resourceful, and to identify solutions instead of problems.