This Stantec-designed hospital in British Columbia earned the LEED pilot credit Social Equity within the Project Team. Achievement requires a focus on firm-wide EDI. (Architect: Freelon, now part of Perkins+Will; Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup. Photography: Alan Karchmer/NMAAHC.)
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Equity in Design and Construction: Seven Case Studies
From an affordable multifamily building to an iconic museum, these projects are designed and built to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion.
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Can AIA Really Reinvent Itself?
AIA’s “Big Move” invites architects to step up to the challenges of our time.
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Researchers mapped trends along two axes—societal conditions and planetary health—to create the scenarios. (Image: ARUP)
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Arup Envisions Plausible Climate Futures
The four 2050 scenarios range from apocalyptic to acceptable.
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This Stantec-designed hospital in British Columbia earned the LEED pilot credit Social Equity within the Project Team. Achievement requires a focus on firm-wide EDI. (Photo: Stantec Architecture Ltd./Stantec Consulting Ltd.)
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Re-forming the Building Industry: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
People from marginalized communities are shockingly underrepresented in the U.S. building industry. It’s past time to change that.
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Selected Products from Greenbuild Atlanta
This year’s Greenbuild expo floor showcased photovoltaic glazing, natural signage, innovative products that lower the carbon footprint of our buildings, and more.
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Engineers Post Electrification Equipment Wish List
Leading MEP design firms are entreating manufacturers to make products needed for all-electric buildings, like large capacity heat pumps.
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Resilience Planning Gains Ground
The real estate industry is increasingly paying attention to climate risks.
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Vermont Utility Allows Sale of Customers’ Renewable Energy
Vermont’s Green Mountain Power is offering a first-of-its-kind pilot program that allows consumers to sell renewable energy credits directly to businesses.
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SmithGroup uses HPDs in its selection process for projects large and small, including the million-square-foot MGM National Harbor Resort near Washington, D.C. HKS was the design architect. (Image: HKS and SmithGroup)
Material Health
Buildings shouldn’t harm their occupants. Is anything more fundamental than that? Yet many building materials contain toxic substances with the potential to make people sick. Finding and interpreting material health information is an emerging practice among building professionals.
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- What’s an HPD? Health Product Declaration FAQs
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- LEED and WELL Product Labels: A Guide and Analysis
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WELL AP Exam Study Guide
The best and only WELL AP study guide you’ll ever need. Use our guide and you’ll pass the exam on your first try—we guarantee it.
The Urgency of Embodied Carbon and What You Can Do About It
Building materials emit massive amounts of carbon long before the lights go on. In this PDF report, we take an analytical look at the greenhouse gases that are emitted in the process of constructing our buildings in the first place—the embodied carbon. We then offer strategies for reducing embodied carbon, with examples of projects that have succeeded in this regard.
Lighting Design for Health and Sustainability: A Guide for Architects
What do we mean when we say sustainable lighting? In this PDF report, we take a closer look at lighting as an essential element in quality environments that support health and wellness while reducing energy use.
Fundamentals of High-Performance Building Assemblies
This four-part course, designed for architects and builders, provides methodologies for how best to design and manage these details and achieve superior performance—while avoiding expensive pitfalls.
Introduction to Fitwel Certification
Are your clients asking you about wellness? You’re not alone. Employee health and wellbeing has been called the ‘second wave of sustainability.’ In this hour-long webinar, GreenStep Education’s Alex Spilger will walk you through Fitwel certification, including its requirements, lessons learned from Fitwel projects, and how Fitwel compares to other frameworks like WELL and LEED. We’ll also discuss how to earn the Fitwel Ambassador credential.
