Articles by Evelyn Long

Early planning ensures compliance with ever-stricter environmental regulations. It allows time for devising the most efficient building processes, reduces waste generation and minimizes a project’s overall carbon footprint.

Post-construction metrics are imperative to continue improving operations as new technology emerges. With each innovation, you can lower a building’s carbon footprint and support the environment.

Retrofitting and adaptive reuse of older buildings is often an ideal eco-friendly solution — bringing existing structures up to modern energy efficiency standards without the resource consumption of new construction.

How can daylight improve industrial centers? Here are just a few of the benefits and how building and design professionals can start integrating it into their industrial design.

The most powerful approach to advancing construction companies alongside the needs of consumers depends on how business owners understand value engineering.

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.

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. 

Biomimetic architecture is emerging as the industry's future, drawing inspiration from nature itself. 

Inclusive design is deeply connected to sustainable design and the world will need both in order to build a better future in architecture.

Installing distributed energy resources throughout buildings can effectively help us achieve carbon-neutrality goals.