MOSAIC is a continued collaboration of two Montana Architects, Ben Tintinger and Jeff Downhour that began a number of years ago in Bozeman under the mentorship of Architect Don McLaughlin. After establishing a new practice in Helena, Montana in 1994, the firm has evolved into the design driven and community oriented studios of MOSAIC Architecture. With a staff of eight, including five registered architects, MOSAIC’s studio is located on Last Chance Gulch in Helena, Montana. Through a design philosophy that is grounded in the idea of collaborative design, MOSAIC is committed to providing our clients with high-performance buildings. As architects, we engage all participants in learning about a place through its history, its people and its connections and together, envision a place that defines its own character. Our ability to solve problems, coordinate and organize the project team, and provide appropriate design has been the cornerstone of delivering successful projects throughout the Northwest. An integral part of that commitment is the inclusion of sustainable design principles in all our projects. Not only do we have that obligation to our clients, we also feel we have that obligation to our neighborhoods, cities and surrounding environment. Sustainable design can be most simply thought of as designing buildings to have the most positive and least negative long-term impacts on people, their community, natural resources and the environment. Using sustainable design principles, we can design buildings that are healthier for people, improve productivity, lower energy and maintenance costs and reduce environmental degradation