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Architects Helps Universities Conserve Earth’s Resources Through Environmentally Responsible Designs

April 18, 2022
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Colleges and universities today are looking for sustainable facilities, and a number of them choose to participate in the LEED process to obtain a measurable level of sustainability.  


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How Steel Buildings Are Breaking Limitations in Design and Functionality

Matt Lee
April 15, 2022
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Thanks to its improving versatility and elite durability, metal is truly a top-of-the-line construction solution.


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What Recent LEED Data May Tell Us About Green Building in the Pandemic

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Daniel Overbey
April 1, 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a well-documented impact on the US economy, the construction industry, and real estate. But what impact has the COVID-19 pandemic had on the momentum of green building projects in the Unite State over the past two years?


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Life Science Buildings Rely on Resilient Design

Evelyn Long
March 21, 2022
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, society has changed to promote science and faster results. Coupled with the fact that many workplaces remain remote at least part of the time, this change creates a unique situation where the life science field requires more buildings, and there are plenty of empty workspaces to spare.


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Building Launches Entrepreneurship into a Greener Future

March 18, 2022
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Energy efficiency and clean air were two of the top priorities that drove design. That presented architects with a challenge. They had to figure out a way to bring in fresh air, while keeping the building envelope tight.


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CEU: Commercial Roofing as a Sustainability Benefit Multiplier

Shawn Torbert
March 11, 2022
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Sustainability is too often seen as an afterthought to how we design and construct buildings.


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Embodied Carbon and the Shearing Layers of Change

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Daniel Overbey
February 25, 2022
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Though they may be comprised of seemingly permanent materials such as concrete, masonry, metal, glass, or wood, our buildings slowly deteriorate; or may be adapted to changing needs; they may be gutted, expanded, or sometimes even contracted.


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Resilient Design Techniques for Hospitals

Evelyn Long
February 18, 2022
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The threat of climate change isn't just impacting the planet's temperature. Warmer conditions also create more severe weather events that are catching cities flatfooted. In addition to putting people at risk, these weather disasters also made it difficult or impossible to access the vital services — including hospitals — that they need in challenging times. 


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Educational Facilities and Daylighting

Thomas Renner
January 7, 2022
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The challenge for architects is to achieve the optimal daylighting conditions throughout the schools they design.


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Glass Helps University of California’s New Building Maximize Sustainability

January 6, 2022
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The University of California, Irvine’s new Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building was designed with three major performance and aesthetic goals in mind: natural lighting, energy efficiency and sustainable design.


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