What You Can Do Right Now
Climate Justice
by John E. Fernandez, Professor, MIT Department of Architecture
Many architects are moving quickly to address the climate emergency. Some would argue not fast enough and that would be a fair observation.
What You Can Do Right Now: Microgrids for Fire Season Public Safety Power Shutoffs
What You Can Do Right Now
Microgrids for Fire Season Public Safety Power Shutoffs
By David Kaneda, FAIA
California and other western states are experiencing an increase in wildfire risk and longer wildfire seasons. Heat and drought conditions combined with
What You Can Do Now: Regenerative Design
What You Can Do Now: Regenerative Design
Seth Dunn, AIA and Chris Fano, AIA, Siegel & Strain Architects
What is Regenerative Design?
The goals of Regenerative Design are ambitious and go well beyond typical design briefs: to activate the capacity …
What You Can Do Right Now: Carbon Storing Materials
What You Can Do Right Now: Carbon Storing Materials
What You Can Do Right Now: Carbon Storing MaterialsBy David Arkin, AIA, and Bruce King, P.E.
7/18/22
What are Carbon Storing Building Materials?
All building products have a carbon footprint—the greenhouse gas emissions from extracting raw materials, transporting …
White Paper: Climate Action in Design Awards
COTE Network:
Raising the Bar: Bringing Climate Action into Design Awards Programs
By Henry Siegel, FAIA
AIA California Climate Action Committee (formerly known as Committee on the Environment, or COTE) has been raising the bar for …
What You Can Do Now: Incorporate Energy Efficiency into Tenant Improvement and Renovation Projects with Integrated Systems Packages
What You Can Do Now: Incorporate Energy Efficiency into Tenant Improvement and Renovation Projects with Integrated Systems Packages
Paul A. Mathew, Ph.D
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
What are Integrated System Packages?
Upgrading existing commercial buildings through energy efficiency retrofits will …
What You Can Do Right Now: 10 Ways to Reduce Concrete’s Carbon Footprint
Climate Action: 10 Ways to Reduce Concrete’s Carbon Footprint
Climate Action: 10 Ways to Reduce Concrete’s Carbon FootprintLionel Lemay | Executive VP, Structures and Sustainability, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
The following is a list of strategies for reducing concrete’s carbon footprint through collaboration, design optimization and …
What You Can Do Right Now: Design for Daylight and Views
Ample daylighting and window views can help make your next building net-zero, healthier, and more sustainable.
By Lisa Heschong, Fellow Illuminating Engineering Society
“Daylighting” is the process of designing and operating interior spaces to utilize natural daylight as their primary …
