Creating Lasting Impact
At Michael Baker, our employees are passionate about creating lasting environmental and social impact through the projects we deliver. We have a long history of providing resilience and sustainability services across all sectors, markets, disciplines, geographies and project life cycles—as part of integrated project and program delivery, as well as stand-alone or complementary services for both the public and private sectors.
By protecting, improving and strengthening communities and infrastructure, we thoughtfully address emerging risks and improve the ability of a facility, system or organization to operate in an efficient, sustainable and resilient manner and thrive with greater prosperity. From planning to project delivery and operation, we consider the social, economic and environmental impacts of our work and leverage our technology and engagement expertise.
Industry Best Practices
We help our clients:
- Identify and address key risks to their organizations, facilities or infrastructure.
- Define and meet resilience and sustainability goals and targets.
- Interpret and address changing regulatory requirements, policies and directives.
- Develop and implement mitigation and adaptation strategies and plans that align projects to funding mechanisms.
- Recommend, engineer and design resource efficiencies.
- Protect and enhance natural resources, while minimizing environmental and social impacts.
- Develop strategies to reduce waste, emissions and life-cycle costs.
- Provide net-positive impacts for communities.
Applied Technology and Data Analytics
We provide innovative and sustainable information technology solutions through strategic planning, focused production methodologies, quality control and collaborative partnerships. Our team of experts has linked reporting tools to data-driven decision support systems, enabling our clients to track their progress towards meeting environmental, social and governance (ESG) and other resilience and sustainability goals.
Climate Resilience
Michael Baker is at the forefront of preparing communities to be more resilient in the face of severe weather and climate-related threats. Our planners, engineers and technical experts work closely with clients to assess risks and vulnerabilities to critical infrastructure, operations, systems and assets that may be impacted by climate hazards.
Communities and Urban Environments
Michael Baker builds resilient communities that can respond to and recover from natural and man-made disruptions. We provide full life-cycle services—from emergency response to mitigation planning—and deliver solutions in housing, land use, transit and energy to support healthy, walkable environments.
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Emergency and Disaster Management
Our communities face growing risks—from climate events to emergencies that threaten our economy, environment and way of life. Michael Baker empowers resilience through a full spectrum of services, including pre-crisis planning, disaster response, recovery grants, infrastructure programs, and integrated design, engineering and technology solutions.
Emissions Reduction Strategies and Net-Zero
Our experts have decades of experience in climate change regulations, greenhouse gas emissions protocols, sustainability best practices and climate-action planning. From building to campus, we help our clients quantify their carbon emissions, set science-based targets and identify emission-reduction opportunities.
Federal Buildings, Infrastructure and Installations
Our federal team ensures mission readiness by managing risks to critical assets. Using advanced technology and modern strategies, we assess, design and implement resilient solutions that enhance efficiency and strengthen ties between agencies, installations and communities.
Organizations and Operations
We help clients navigate evolving resilience and sustainability needs. From ESG reporting to aligning with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, we develop frameworks and metrics that turn strategy into action.
Transportation Infrastructure
Michael Baker supports sustainable and resilient transportation infrastructure, including inspections and rehabilitation, along with complete streets, mass transit expansions and electric vehicle networks. From planning through project implementation, our experts employ best practices to meet emissions, equity and mobility goals.
Building Architecture and Engineering
From high-profile, high-image landmarks to economical and purpose-driven spaces, we use an integrated design process to optimize delivery of our clients’ resilience and sustainability goals, while ensuring the finished product is practical, maintainable and offers a high return on investment.
Coastal Engineering
Michael Baker has helped clients identify and design engineering and management solutions to restore and protect the environment, critical infrastructure and communities from coastal climate change risks. Our team can help you identify and mitigate threats to ensure the long-term sustainability of the coastal environment.
Cyber-Resilient Buildings and Infrastructure
Our cybersecurity team solves the toughest building and infrastructure cybersecurity challenges. By taking a master planning and forensic approach, we design custom cybersecurity solutions that protect assets, ensure operational continuity, and support client missions with safety and confidence.
Economics & Public Finance
Our planners and economic, finance, grant writing and management specialists help public agencies, private companies and non-profits advance projects through strategic planning, funding and analysis. We offer cost-benefit studies, revenue strategies, budgeting and grant support, backed by deep public- and private-sector experience.
Energy Security
As energy demands evolve, we deliver resilient solutions—from strategic planning and microgrid design to reducing building energy use. Our life-cycle services help clients meet mandates, transition to renewables, and achieve energy independence and security.
Nature-Based Solutions
Nature-based solutions harness the power of natural ecosystems to solve engineering challenges. From green infrastructure for stormwater management to planning and implementing natural infrastructure solutions at airports, to advising on best practices in cost-effective, low-impact development, we leverage natural features and processes to address our clients’ infrastructure challenges.
Planning
Whether we are providing military or community master planning services, transportation planning, cultural resources studies, hazard mitigation plans or agency staffing, our planners are helping clients address their resilience and sustainability risks, minimize and mitigate impacts, and enhance the environment and social fabric of our communities.
Water Resilience and Conservation
We help clients manage water risks—quality, drought, flooding and water rights—through solutions like wetland restoration, stormwater systems, desalination, water treatment, plans and conveyance systems. Also, our MEP team helps our clients optimize building and campus-scale systems to conserve water and reduce waste.
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Read about Michael Baker’s approach to Resilience and Sustainability.
Featured Projects
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CalRecycle Inland Fire Wildfire Recovery
October 13, 2023
Hurricane Florence Recovery at Camp Lejeune, New River, and Cherry Point
August 9, 2023
Eastern Kentucky Bridge Flood Response
June 5, 2023
