Integrative Process
In the building sector, the integrative process is ongoing interdisciplinary collaboration that begins during early design.
Depending on the project, the team could include the owner, future occupants, neighborhood residents, facilities personnel, mechanical and structural engineers, the contractor, trades, or even key product suppliers. These people all work together to find efficiencies, potential cost savings, and unique solutions and opportunities that would not otherwise be discovered.
Integrative Process
Deep Dives
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Know Thy Client: 9 Un-Green Strategies for Delivering Better Buildings
Feature Article
Making all your projects high-performance means getting in touch with what your client really wants and checking “green building” at the door.
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Go with the Flows: The Promise and Peril of Hygrothermal Modeling
Feature Article
Tools modeling heat and moisture flows in building envelopes, such as WUFI, offer vital information for architects and engineers-but their misuse can do harm.
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Three Imperatives to Create the Future of Green Building
Feature Article
The industry will be in a better place a decade from now if we master these skills.
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Energy Modeling: Early and Often
Feature Article
For the biggest energy and cost savings, model early in design and model often, say the experts.
Quick Takes
Jump straight to the essentials with these short explanations of green building concepts.
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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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Drexel Study: Green Globes Cheaper, Less Rigorous Than LEED
News Analysis
LEED cost 15% more than Green Globes certification on the dual-certified Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, according to a study released by GBI.
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New Revit Plug-In to "Tally" Building Life-Cycle Impacts
News Analysis
The new tool aims to help architects with whole-building LCA calculations for LEED v4 right along with their BIM process.
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To Become Resilient, NYC Looks to Its Buildings
News Analysis
Resilient design at the building level figures heavily in Mayor Bloomberg's $20 billion plan to protect New York from climate change.
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Winning Designs of AIA Contest to Be Used in Post-Storm Recovery
News Brief
House designs generated by the competition will be built in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Katrina, and the Joplin, Missouri, tornadoes.
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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