Community-Driven
At VIA, our vision extends far beyond individual clients; we’re driven by a deep-seated passion for making a positive impact on the broader community. This commitment is reflected in our deliberate choice to partner with clients who share our dedication to community upliftment, whether it’s schools, redevelopment housing initiatives, or local animal shelters. Through these partnerships, we aim to not only create transformative projects but also to uplift and empower the communities they serve. That being said, our commitment to community goes even deeper than the projects we undertake. It’s woven into the fabric of who we are as a firm. Our principals and staff are also actively involved in our community’s growth and development, contributing through organizational memberships, board service, and hands-on volunteering opportunities.
JUST 2.0
VIA is the first architectural firm in Virginia to produce a JUST 2.0 Label. The JUST Label program is an extension of the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) and is a voluntary operational transparency tool for organizations. The label has been graphically designed as a nutritional label to rate the scale of each reporting organization’s commitment to the policies presented by ILFI. VIA went through a self-initiated organizational audit to create a baseline of where our policies previously stood.
This audit provided VIA’s leadership the opportunity to sit down and analyze a number of company policies that had been in place for many years. Through this exercise, VIA was successful in adding new initiatives and updated policies to our day-to-day professional values. VIA is excited to continue the conversation about our policies with employees, recruitment candidates, current, and future clients. We will strive to keep “raising the bar” by doing more frequent policy audits and always striving to do the right thing with everyone we partner with.
VIA is proud to showcase our renewed JUST 2.0 Label here. This label can also be found on the publicly viewable database hosted on the ILFI website.
VIA design has been recognized as ONE OF THE 50 MOST COMMUNITY-MINDED COMPANIES IN HAMPTON ROADS for 2 years in a row!
VIA has been named an honoree of The Civic 50 Hampton Roads by VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads and Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service. The award recognizes VIA as one of the most community-minded companies in Hampton Roads determined by an independently administered and scored survey. The Civic 50 Hampton Roads initiative, modeled after Points of Light’s national program, provides a standard for superior corporate citizenship and showcases how companies can use their time, skills and resources to drive social impact in their company and communities.
The Civic 50 Hampton Roads survey is administered by True Impact, a company specializing in helping organizations maximize and measure their social and business value and consists of quantitative and multiple-choice questions that inform the scoring process.
For more information about The Civic 50 Hampton Roads and 2023’s honorees, visit www.volunteerhr.org/civic50hr.
VIA design is excited to be recognized as a River Star Business with the Elizabeth River Project.
Since its founding, VIA design has been passionate about its home and has been dedicated to environmental stewardship to protect that home. The natural environment is a crucial component to our projects and the canvas with which we work. We are excited to be recognized by the Elizabeth River Project and look forward to continuing to work alongside the Elizabeth River Project and other organizations to ensure a healthier and more sustainable future for the river and the surrounding community.
To learn more about the Elizabeth River Project and the River Star Business Awards, visit https://elizabethriver.org/river-star-businesses/www.volunteerhr.org/civic50hr.
Learn more about the Norfolk Innovation Corridor by visiting their website: www.norfolkinnovation.com