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The building design and construction industry is at the cusp of sea change in how we quantify and consider carbon emissions in the built environment. Any strategy toward reducing the greenhouse gas contributions of the building sector will require a rigorous, comprehensive approach to carbon emissions

Up until very recently, most workplace designs have been based on aesthetics or current architectural and interior design trends

The building design and construction industry is increasing focused on the embodied carbon of building materials and construction

In the building design industry there is no shortage of principles, frameworks, standards, model codes and rating systems that endeavor to help enterprises balance economic prosperity and preserve environmental quality

In 2020, AEC professionals will continue to see the major role technology plays in not only assisting in day-to-day tasks but also helping to promote collaboration between all project stakeholders

Historically, LEED has prompted teams to purchase “green power” via qualified renewable energy credits to account for a certain proportion of the project’s anticipated electricity usage.

The ITC is currently a 30 percent federal tax credit claimed against the tax liability of residential and commercial and utility investors in renewable energy property

As well as becoming an architect, that are a number of great roles that are open to individuals who have an architectural degree under their belts

There are many ways of gauging the relative heating and/or cooling needs of a building due to the local climate. However, a long-established metric is the "degree day"

Heat always flows from substances of a warmer temperature to substances of a cooler temperature. Heat (thermal energy) will be exchanged in an environment until a common temperature (equilibrium) is achieved.