Decarbonizing the AIA’s Brutalist-style headquarters
How EHDD decarbonized the AIA’s 50-year-old, Brutalist-style headquarters in Washington, D.C., demonstrating the Framework for Design Excellence.
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Straw Dogs: Rocking the CASBA [Preview]
The genesis of the natural building movement that started with a small group of architects out on the Carrizo Plain in central California.
Upholding the tradition of natural building
Can natural building practices and materials scale to meet the needs of the 21st century? Many believe they can while also addressing a number of challenges that currently face the built environment.
Building from the urban mine with Felix Heisel
Could viewing buildings through the lens of whole-life strategies make circular construction more mainstream? Director of the Cornell Circular Construction Lab Felix Heisel believes so.
Using data and curiosity to decarbonize
How can structural engineers help decarbonize the built environment, especially when so many of their systems rely on steel and concrete? Don Davies shares some solutions.
Finding sustainable material solutions in the urban mine
It’s estimated that more than 12 million tons of wood are landfilled every year in the US. Luckily, however, there are some intrepid entrepreneurs working to solve the issue.
The critical role of GCs in circular construction
Achieving circularity in the built environment is incumbent upon partnerships. And one of those critical partners is the GC. From influencing material selection to identify opportunities for reuse, waste diversion and deconstruction instead of demolition, GCs can significantly reduce the environmental impact and drive sustainable practices from project planning through completion.
Reimagining suburban architecture to commune with nature
See how this architecture team reimagined the design of a suburban tract home to be at one with nature using biophilic and passive design principles.
Architecting wellbeing: How designers impact human health
Can the impact of a workplace on employees’ health, happiness and productivity be measured and then changed for the better? That’s exactly what Dr. Esther Sternberg answers in this interview
Achieving Low-Carbon Design Through Plant-Based Building
Build shelter. Not too big. Mostly plants. Those seven simple words embody the ideology that has guided the Bay-area architecture firm Arkin Tilt for nearly three decades.
