2019 will be the year forsustainable design. According to designer AmeenAyoub of Ameen Ayoub Design Studio, moreand more developers and clients are asking about sustainable designand looking for ways to incorporate sustainable features intoprojects. This includes everything from solar panels to electriccharging stations, and the demand is expected to grow significantlyin 2019.

“We are seeing clients ask for sustainable design more and more.Many clients have made the decision to install solar panels,”Ayoub, who has worked on sustainable projects across the country,including The Lofts at Cleveland Square, tells GlobeSt.com.“Currently, the codes are now requiring all new builds inresidential houses to install solar panels. This was not the casejust a year ago. We have installed solar panels and electriccharging stations in many of our commercial office andmulti-residential projects as well. We also have landscaped roofson existing roofs which has helped with heat gain as well ascapturing water for reuse.”

Automation is at the top of the list for emerging trends, andAyoub expects automated mechanical, electrical and plumbing systemsto be one of the major trends in automation this year. Thoseinclude companies like Savant or Lutron. “This has given clientsthe ability to control the building systems remotely as well as rundiagnostics and troubleshoot any problems that arise,” explainsAyoub.