The path to decarbonizing the AIA’s headquarter building
In this episode, Rebecca Sharkey of EHDD shares the approaches the team took to decarbonize the AIA’s 50-year-old, Brutalist-style headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Taking Circularity 180 Degrees
Making reuse and circularity repeatable, scalable and efficient is not without its challenges, especially in the built environment. But one design-build firm may have cracked the code.
Raising bale: Building a straw think tank
Thirty years ago, in a remote region of central California, a group of natural builders met to form what would soon become a straw think tank and spark a statewide movement.
Rebuilding regeneratively after a wildfire
After a wildfire destroyed their half-century-old family home in Sonoma County, two architects set out on the journey of rebuilding. This time with regenerative materials.
How story can preserve and erode architecture
Can story both preserve and erode architecture? In the case of the Bird Cage Theater in Tombstone, Ariz., legend and lore proved to do both.
Connecting bio-based materials: Inside the BBMC
What started as a need to address the challenges of implementing bio-based materials in the Northeast quickly grew into what is now the Bio-Based Materials Collective (BBMC). What is this group doing to advance bio-based materials in the built environment?
Rewilding Through the Art of Storytelling with Joel Caldwell
Filmmaker and writer Joel Caldwell is inspiring the rewilding of damaged ecosystems by sharing impactful stories about the magic of resilience.
Circularity in Interior Design: The New Designer Mindset
What will it take to make circularity the norm in interior design? According to David Bergman, it requires two things: the mechanism and the mindset.
Forging transparency pathways to responsible wood with Evan Schmidt and Oliver Ogden
Wood has a complex, layered and often opaque supply chain. Evan Schmidt and Oliver Ogden at Sustainable Northwest break down how they’re creating more transparency.
The evolution of material transparency with Lona Rerick
Like many architects, Lona Rerick wanted to make an impact. But she quickly discovered that it was the ingredients, not the buildings, where she could have the biggest impact.
