Roux Associates Acquires DOMANI Sustainability Consulting LLC

Islandia, New York; October 5, 2005 -- Roux Associates Inc., one of the nation's premier environmental consulting and management firms, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Domani Sustainability Consulting LLC (DOMANI), a professional services firm specializing in the design and practical implementation of strategic sustainability services.

Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, DOMANI offers professional expertise primarily to multinational clients in key high-value sustainability services: industrial energy and process improvements, green building and LEED services, carbon/greenhouse gas emission services, and strategic services including strategy development and implementation, CSR reporting, and brand planning and communications.

"The acquisition of DOMANI will enable Roux Associates to provide a new set of consulting services that our clients want and need," said Paul Roux, CEO, Roux Associates Inc. "DOMANI develops strategic sustainability business solutions that will enable our clients to increase profitability while simultaneously mitigating their future risk.

DOMANI's interdisciplinary team of experienced professionals includes public policy analysts, scientists, designers, corporate strategists, real estate professionals, educators, and engineers. The team takes a "whole system" approach to evaluating resource efficiency issues, such as reducing or completely eliminating the consumption of water, heat, electricity, and materials.

"DOMANI's professional services have become essential to several of the business sectors we service, such as real estate development," said Roux. "We have also determined that DOMANI's services are currently sought by many of our Fortune 500 clients, especially those that are positioning for strong growth in the 21st Century."

"We have seen a dramatic increase in the cost of energy, raw materials, and water resources in recent years," said William Sarni, Founder and President of DOMANI. "As costs for these natural resources continue to rise, firms that have implemented sound sustainability product and operations systems will reap even greater benefits in terms of their capital assets, profitability, and reputation."

For more information regarding DOMANI, please contact William Sarni in Denver at 303-232-0193 or Mary Osterman in New York at 631-232-7983. Also, please visit our websites: www.domani.com and www.rouxinc.com.

ABOUT ROUX ASSOCIATES: Roux Associates Inc., currently ranked #124 in ENR's List of Top 200 Environmental Consulting Firms, has over 175 professionals experienced in the fields of contaminated site investigations and remediation, facility decontamination and demolition, remedial system design and O&M, Superfund remedial investigations/feasibility studies, brownfield redevelopment consulting, risk assessments, indoor air quality studies, air compliance and monitoring, phyto-remediation and natural engineered systems, mold investigations and remediation, and litigation support.