—Our Philadelphia office recently earned the AIA Philadelphia's EPiC Award for the second year in a row, and our Providence office was awarded the Emerging Professional Friendly Firm Award from AIA New England for the 7th consecutive year.

We remain very grateful to Southside Community Land Trust for the opportunity to support the vital work they're doing to build a more equitable and accessible food system in Rhode Island.
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Union is recognized with a 2025 AIA Philadelphia Merit Award for Equitable Communities in the Historic Preservation / Adaptive Reuse Built Category! We are honored to be recognized by our peers in Philadelphia.
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This hands-on visit showed the complexity of uniting three buildings from different eras and why it matters: we’re not just renovating a space—we’re strengthening a community resource that serves 2,600+ youth each year.
Partners: Behan Bros. Inc., SCM, LLC.

"What's exciting about Veridian is the idea that we can offer a sustainable neighborhood that is also affordable. That we can do a net zero neighborhood in a cold climate, that we can do this and we can do this now."
- Ben Willis, Associate Principal & Director of Philadelphia office, UNION

"Veridian represents what we... aspired to do - to bring all of our various missions and directives into one project. The placemaking, social vision, walkability, energy efficiency, sustainability, material palette - they all come to bear in this one project.
- Don Powers, Founding Partner, UNION

And - the community extends sustainability beyond energy. Thirty percent of the landscape supports food production, while car-free paths connect residents to miles of wooded trails.

Veridian at County Farm is a 170-home mixed-income community that proves how ambitious sustainability goals and beautiful, authentic neighborhoods can coexist. Every residence runs entirely on solar and battery storage, regardless of income level.

Arguably our most picturesque project to date, each home was designed to sit perfectly in the sloping landscape of this truly magical place. From masterplan to the last construction detail, every choice set a new standard for what a sustainable community could look like.
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100 homes across 23 acres overlooking Rosario Strait and the San Juan Islands is where cutting-edge sustainable technology met the timeless coastal character that defines the Pacific Northwest.
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