Design Process
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Design Process
Deep Dives
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Integrative Process: Pathways to Performance and Regeneration
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An integrative process can streamline workflows and drive higher performance. But if you do it well, it’s so much more.
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The Missing Embodied Carbon Link: Construction
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Some researchers say construction emissions could account for as much as 30% of a project’s embodied carbon. What can be done about it?
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IRA Tax Breaks May Reinforce Inequities, So We Need to Help
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Four tax provisions could be used to include disadvantaged communities in the clean energy transition, but equity outcomes are unclear.
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Keeping PFAS Forever Chemicals out of Building Products
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been linked to negative health and environmental impacts. Getting them out of our building products is going to require work.
Quick Takes
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Product Guidance
Unbiased information from our product experts helps you separate green from greenwash.
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In The News
We break news down to the essentials and provide expert analysis.
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SAGE Electrochromics to Scale Up With $72 Million DOE Loan Guarantee
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The makers of SageGlass electrochromic glazing will expand production with the help of a $72 million loan guarantee from the Department of Energy.
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Commercial Real Estate Stimulus Pushed by Architecture 2030
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Architecture 2030 has released a report calling for an increased energy-efficiency tax deduction to solve a looming commercial real-estate crisis. Experts question whether the solution would help.
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HUD Rethinking Affordable Housing Location, Financing
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is revamping many of its programs to encourage dense, mixed-use, transit-oriented development.
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Transit-Oriented Development Threatened by Air Quality Rules
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New guidelines may expose urban infill developments in California's Bay area to more regulations due to their proximity to air pollution sources.
Perspective
Thought-provoking opinions from the most trusted minds in sustainability.
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Learning Resources
Syllabus supplements and CEU content, with automatic reporting for AIA and GBCI.
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