Buro Happold has announced the debut of a comprehensive report on environmental inequities released this week by the New York City Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice, or MOCEJ.
Increasing temperatures, population growth, urbanization and rising incomes are driving the increased need for cooling. According to the first ever Global Cooling Watch Report, launched at this year’s COP28, cooling demand could triple by 2050.
Two California bills were recently signed into law this month requiring companies to analyze and report on their GHG emissions—as well as their climate-related financial risks. Kathleen Hetrick, an Associate and Senior Sustainability Engineer with Buro Happol, recently sat down with us to discuss what these bills mean for architects.
The International Code Council, the leading global provider of building safety solutions and a member of the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction, will be presenting at COP28 throughout the two-week event.
The American Institute of Architects is sending a delegation of architects to participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference for the third consecutive year. The delegation will convene with UN officials, US policymakers, NGOs, and AEC industry leaders in Dubai starting this week.
In recognition of the carbon intensity of our landscape, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) have made several recent moves toward deeper climate action.
Tree-rich ecosystems serve as "carbon sinks" by absorbing more carbon than they release, which could potentially help offset the carbon emissions from human activities such as using fossil fuel-based energy resources for building construction and operation.
Implementation of existing technology for buildings, transport, and sector integration can bridge half the gap in the urban GHG emissions reductions needed for a 1.5°C pathway.
The National Institute of Building Sciences Consultative Council has issued its 2022 Moving Forward Report, looking closely at the climate emergency and the path toward decarbonization of the U.S. built environment.