For today’s architect, sustainability has become a core professional value, as fundamental an indicator of project success as commodity, firmness and delight.
Solar panels and cool roofs are a natural integration of sustainable technologies that can increase the output of a photovoltaic system by as much as 10 percent.
I’m all in favor of green bashing when justified and there is no shortage of things to bash when it comes to ridiculous “green” building claims. But unjustified, unsubstantiated green bashing is something I have little tolerance for.
One of Austin’s greatest artistic and historical landmarks undergoes a transformation on a nonprofit budget.
June 27, 2012
Arthouse at the Jones Center, one of Austin’s greatest artistic and historical landmarks, recently underwent a refurbishment, restoration and addition process.
When it came time for the Housing Authority of the City of El Paso (HACEP) to replace more than half a million square feet of roofing, city officials wanted more than a quality roof system: they wanted to demonstrate their commitment to a healthy environment.
Wood products represent a high percentage of all construction waste, as much as two thirds by some estimates, cast-in-place concrete formwork accounting for the majority of this.