As architects and product specifiers engage more deeply in systems approaches to high performance residential design and associated product selections, the criteria guiding their decisions will become more specific and demanding as we move towards 2020. This area of study will explore new directions in architectural practice and design that integrate and optimize social, economic and environmental factors to balance people, prosperity and the planet.
A necessary design element creates unintended but critical benefits.
Making homes resistant to natural disasters and sustainable in their aftermath goes hand-in-hand with environmental goals.
A card game helped change energy and resource use habits among employees at Miron Construction at home and at work.
Founders and members of The Regeneration Project make the case that time is the scarcest resource.
Designer Marianne Cusato charts a different course when it comes to real estate trends.
A new book takes the latest stab at instilling urgency about global environmental stewardship, including a chapter on improving sustainable building practices.
NewSchool of Architecture and Design’s Thomas-Mobley talks about how construction management plays a key role in delivering on the promise of sustainability.
Bob Berkebile has seen the impact of climate change firsthand. In Tuscaloosa, Ala.; New Orleans; Greensburg, Kan.; and Springfield, Mass., among 10 cities severely damaged and in some cases all but wiped off the map by recent natural disasters.
The use of Building Information Modeling software is on the rise as an essential environmental design tool.
Design that celebrates and embraces its natural surroundings feeds a human instinct and delivers a better living environment.
Bob Berkebile, FAIA, Founding Principal, BNIM Architects
Universally recognized for his pioneering influence on environmental design, and leadership within the architectural community spanning 45 years, Bob Berkebile and his firm are setting new standards for regenerative design and resource efficiency. In addition to his award-winning architectural contributions, Mr. Berkebile was the founding chair of the AIA’s Committee on the Environment, and was instrumental in the formation of the USGBC’s LEED rating system.