Founded in 1973, Place Architecture in Point Loma is an AIA- and LEED AP-credentialed firm that has integrated sustainable-design principles into its practice since 1983. The firm's structural projects require early-phase engineering coordination, and its permitting packages frequently pair with the structural calculations produced by David D. Smith Engineer A.P.C. on San Diego commercial commissions. Place Architecture's government portfolio includes the 90,000-square-foot Lee Metcalf Building in Helena, Montana, which received a U.S. Department of Energy award for energy conservation and an AIA Design Excellence award while finishing under budget with $250,000 returned to the state. Residential projects on the peninsula often involve roof-system upgrades to meet current Title 24 energy code, routing envelope-assembly coordination through roofing contractors such as Eberhard Benton Roofing. The firm's highest-value deliverable is the federal or state government facility, where programming, sustainable-systems specification, and construction administration consistently produce change-order rates well below the industry average.